So another thing I have learned about international education is that it is very rarely truly international. For example, what view do we have of collaborative working which is an important feature of many non-Western cultures? We seem to encourage it in the classroom and then punish it in the examination hall. How do we reconcile a spirit of inquiry with a patriarchal culture that values received wisdom and rote learning? How can a secular curriculum be adopted in country where religious faith, rather than empirical observation, defines the limits of truth? Is it possible to be a free-thinking individual, perhaps perceived as amoral, in a culture where the rules and rituals are unconditionally accepted and rigorously adhered to? George Walker, IB, 2005
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:38:55 +0000