The Importance of Global Education

Abstract of an interview about the importance of 'global education' taken from this site.

'Global education has significantly increased in importance and prominence in K-12 education over the last two decades. Not only are students learning about the world through new technologies, they are also interacting with it. Being fully immersed in the twenty-first century has placed new importance on understanding cultures other than our own. New technologies are placing distant peoples only clicks away.

In an email interview with Dr. Merry Merryfield, one of the foremost scholars in the field of Global Education, I asked her to address what it takes to offer a truly global education and why it is important.

Brian Knighten: Can you define "global education"?

Merry Merryfield: Global education prepares young people to understand and interact within a culturally diverse and globally interconnected world. Its content includes the study of world cultures and religions, world literature, the interrelatedness of world history, global issues, global economic, technological, environmental, and political systems, non-state global actors, and cross-cultural communication skills.'

After completing the task and browsing this blog, come back here and reflect on the following question: in what ways can Google Earth help 'prepare young people to understand and interact within a culturally diverse and globally interconnected world?'