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Increased globalization has inevitably led to multicultural societies, where people from different worlds and with different mentalities, habits and traditions coexist. Intercultural education is crucial to facilitating our understanding in a cross-cultural context and to opening our mentality to welcome diversity.”
A formative part of my childhood was attending an international school for a few months, where the majority culture was not the one I am from. Although I didn't grasp learning a new language very well, I did learn that the best friends you can make are often the people most different from you. Our families, cultures and religious views were very different, but we shared these aspects of our lives and made bridges that way. learning with those who were not from the same place as me, I learnt how to put myself in someone else's situation and be open to discussing differences in culture.”
intercultural education is important because it allows people throughout the world to understand better the diversity of the human condition.”
Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
If we as teachers cut corners, our children will too. If we snigger at racial and gender jokes, our students will continue being infected by the poison we adults lacked the courage to fight
Why is intercultural education important?
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In the 17th century, John Donne said "no man is an island" lets get used to it
“Intercultural education matters because it opens your eyes to different ways of doing things and challenges your preconceptions, assumptions and prior beliefs.”
In today's interconnected world we have better access to communication with a wider range of people than ever before, and large amounts of immigration have resulted in increasingly culturally mixed societies. Intercultural education based on consideration and understanding of other people's views and customs must be looked to as a cornerstone in helping the next generation to live in happiness and harmony in modern society.”
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