Globalization in Education

     I have not thought much about education beyond K-5 literacy in some time.  The readings this week certainly opened my eyes to the need to change education to prepare students to be able to compete on a global level.  As of right now, I don't think our schools/state/nation does enough to get our kids ready.  Other countries immerse students in another language (typically English) as soon as they begin school.  We are  lucky if students are merely exposed to other languages in high school.  For example, my daughter took French in 7th &8th, Latin in 9th and is switching to Chinese in 10th.  That is certainly not a way to master a foreign language!  We also put heavy emphasis in high school on history.  While this is important, wouldn't it benefit students to learn about other cultures in their current state?  To have knowledge and respect for other world regions and cultures?  It seems as though, like the author suggests, time to redefine our high school requirements to include some of these critical areas that will make our children marketable on a global level.