TakeawaysEL

E d u c a t i o n a l l E a d E r s h i p / d E c E m b E r 2 0 1 6 / J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7

Source: The collective wisdom of authors published in the December 2016/January 2017 issue of Educational Leadership, “The Global-Ready Student” (Volume 74, Issue 4).

There may be no better way to combat violent extremism than education for global competence.

It encourages analysis and reflection, communication and action.

—Anthony Jackson, p. 18Being cosmopolitan and being patriotic are not

mutually exclusive.

—Shivam Bhatt, p. 80

When schools take even simple steps to bring the world into the

classroom, we can help replace fear with curiosity, and help students see

opportunities in our differences.

—Homa Sabet Tavangar, p. 60

Intelligent machines will create a different

kind of working world, one that our students must be prepared for.

The ability to learn new things will be at a premium.

—Marc Tucker, p. 30

One-sided accounts of other cultures may lead students to develop a condescending attitude of sympathy and

minimize their opportunities to understand another people.

—Yekaterina McKenney, p. 49

Regardless of their educational path, students moving

into adulthood today need more

than anything else to be voracious,

passionate learners.

—Will Richardson, p. 24

We believe that if our students are to become global partners, we—as teachers—must become

global partners as well.

—Jean Kirshner, Eli Tzib, Zilpa Tzib,

and Sara Fry, p. 73

Educating for global competence is no longer a

luxury, but a necessity.

—Veronica Boix Mansilla, p. 10

for Global Educators

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