Global+Awareness

9.5: [|Glogging]

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9.1: Global Awareness I would define it as being open to and respectful of others in our world, be it their ethnicities, their nationalities, their beliefs, morals, abilities, etc. It is an INCREDIBLY important skill to posess, especially as our world seemingly becomes smaller and smaller with the way technology continues to improve. Today's students will grow up to be tomorrow's citizens of the world; therefore they must be able to live alongside others both appropriately and effectively.
 * How would you define global awareness?
 * To what extent would you say global awareness is an important 21st century skill? Please explain your answer.