NYSAFLT Rochester Regional Conference Think Globally, Act Locally
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Rochester Regional CommitteeLucy Ferruzza & Ida Wilder, Co-Chairs
Candace BlackMarie CampanaroBirgit DierDr. William HopkinsBarbara KrugerAnne LutkusKaren Moretti
NYSAFLTRochester Regional Conference
Think Globally, Act Locally
March 8, 2008 - Nazareth College
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Not so long ago, Karl Fisch, a teacher
from Arapahoe High School in Colorado,
put together a presentation called
“Shift Happens” to demonstrate how
globalization is changing the face of
education.
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Here are some of his thoughts
as well as some of my own...
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Did you know?
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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In 1750 there were about 800 million people in the world.
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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In 1850 there were a billion more, and by 1950, another billion.
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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Then it took just 50 years to
double to 6 billion.
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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If you are one in a million in India…
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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…there are 1,300 people just like you.
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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What does this mean
for US?
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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The 25% of the population in
China
with the highest I.Q.’s…
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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…is greater than the total
population of
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
North
America.
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The average computer programmer in the U.S. makes $70,000.
Now work is being outsourced to India, where English-speaking
programmers earn only $15,000 annually.
This is 25 times what the average Indian earns.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
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Today in the United States, there are more cars than ___________.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
licensed drivers
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The US spends more on _________ than ninety other
countries spend on everything.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
trash bags
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Last year, consumers purchased about $4 billion
worth of ___________.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
ring tones
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Amidst this excessive spending, the world still
faces very grave problems.
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In 2004, Icaro Doria, a reporter for the Brazilian magazine
“Grande Reportagem”, created a flag campaign entitled “Meet
Your World” designed to illustrate the problems our world faces,
giving new meaning to the colors of the flags used.
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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The European Union
Consumption of oil in Europe
Production of oil in Europe
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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Angola
People infected with HIV
People infected with Malaria
People with access to medical care
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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Brazil
People living on less than $10/month
People living on $11-$100/month
People living on $101-$1,000/month
People living on more than $100,000/month•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine
“Grande Reportagem”
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Burkina Faso
Children who die before the age of 1
Children who die between the age of 1 and 3
Children who make it to adulthood
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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China
14-year olds who work full-time
14-year olds who study full-time
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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Colombia
Export of Bananas
Export of coffee
Export of cocaine
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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Somalia
Women suffering genital mutilation
Women not suffering genital mutilation
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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United States
Americans in favor of the war in Iraq
Americans against the war in Iraq
Americans who don’t know where Iraq is
•Source: “Meet Your World” by Icaro Doria, a Brazilian reporter for the magazine “Grande Reportagem”
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Here’s the good news…
Education is major part of the solution to every one of those
problems!
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# of internet devices in 1984:
1,000
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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# of internet devices in 1992:
1,000,000
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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# of internet devices in 2006:
600,000,000
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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The number of text messages sent and
received every day exceeds the total population of
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
the planet.
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There are over 300 million registered
users of MySpace (as of
February 3, 2008).
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.org
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This number has TRIPLED in just 18
months, averaging 230,000 new
registrations per day
and 30 billion page views per
month.
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.org
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In addition to the global Myspace.com, there are beta
versions of MySpace in 18 foreign nations including France, Italy, Japan, Russia and Spain as well as MySpace USA in Spanish and MySpace Canada in French!
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.org
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak French?)
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Spanish?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Italian?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak German?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Russian?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Chinese?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Japanese?)
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Predictions are that by 2013, a supercomputer will be built
that exceeds the computational capacity of the human brain.
(But will it ever be able to speak Latin?)
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Computers have “tremendous mathematical abilities,” says Rosalind Picard of MIT, “but when it comes to interacting
with people, they are autistic.”
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
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What one thing does all of this new technology (video-
conferencing, text messaging, emailing)
require?
It all requires languages.
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In 2006, there were...
1.1 million college graduates in the U.S.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
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In 2006, there were...
3.1 million college graduates in India.
•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
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How many of those college graduates in India speak English?
100%•Source: A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, 2005
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How many of those college graduates in the U.S. speak a language other than English?
You don’t want to know.
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By 2016, ______ will become the
number one ENGLISH-speaking
country in the world.
•Source: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
China
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By 1998, nearly ALL pupils in Europe studied at least one foreign language
as part of their education.
About half of the EU's primary school pupils learn a foreign language.
93% of European children learn English.
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.com
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The European Commission’s “White Paper on Education and Training”
(1995) emphasized the importance of schoolchildren learning at least TWO foreign languages BEFORE
upper secondary education.
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.com
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In 2004, a report by the Michel Thomas Language Centre in Britain suggested that speaking a second
language could increase an average worker's salary more than $_____ a
year, or almost $_______ in a lifetime.
•Source: http://www.wikipedia.com
6,000300,000
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How about US?
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According to the Digest of Education Statistics, 5.9 million U.S. students in grades 9 through 12 were enrolled in foreign language courses in 2000.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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That’s only 43.6 % of all 9th-12th grade students.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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What are the other 56.4% doing?
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Low as it seems, this represents a 38.6% increase over the last 15
years.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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We need a new state of mind.
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…a New York state of mind.
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Whether it feels like it or not…
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New York teachers make 118% of the national
average teacher salary.
•Source: National Education Association, 2005
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Know who makes the highest?
Connecticut (123%)
•Source: National Education Association, 2005
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If you worked in this state, instead of making 118% of the national average, you’d earn
only 71%.
South Dakota
•Source: National Education Association, 2005
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In which state is the French enrollment the highest in the nation (124,000 students)?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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New York!
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Where is Latin the most popular?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Texas!(No kidding!)
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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But NY’s Latin enrollment is
still 2nd in the nation.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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How about Spanish?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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NY’s Spanish enrollment is 3rd in the nation after
California and Texas.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Which state leads the nation in Russian enrollment?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Da! New York!
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Combined with the next highest state (AK), New York represents almost
30% of the total Russian enrollment in the US.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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How about Italian?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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New York!Not only is NY’s Italian enrollment the highest in the nation (36,000), it is 10
times the next highest state’s enrollment.
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Which state ranks #1 in the nation for foreign language
enrollment 7-12?
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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Good old New York!
54% of 7-12 graders enrolled in a foreign language class
(The national average is 34%.)
•Source: The National Center for Education Statistics
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So let’s put the teachers to the test…
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What do all the dark blue states have in common?
• They have all declared English as their official language!
• Four American states are bilingual (officially or de facto) .
• Can you guess which ones they are? – Hawaii (English & Hawaiian)– Louisiana (English & French)– New Mexico (English &
Spanish)– Maine (English & French)
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What in the world do you know?
What is the only flag that may fly above the US flag on an American flagpole?
The United Nations flag.
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What in the world do you know?
Where is the only place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, never flies at half-mast and does not get saluted?
On the moon.
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What in the world do you know?
As of 2008, there is only one country in the world where all of the citizens speak only one language. (NO, it is not the U.S.!)Somalia is the only country in the world where all the citizens speak one language, Somali.
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What in the world do you know?
• How many languages are spoken in the world? a) 70b) 700c) 1,700d) 2,700
d) There are over 2,700 different languages spoken in the world, with more than 7,000 dialects.
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What in the world do you know?
• What is the most difficult language to learn as a 2nd language no matter what your native language is?Basque, which is spoken in north-western Spain and south-western France, is classified as the most difficult because it is not related to any other language in the world.
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What in the world do you know?
True or false?
Latin is a classical language (as opposed to a modern one) because it is not the official language of any nation.
False! Latin is the official language in the smallest country in the world, Vatican City.
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What in the world do you know?
• Name this country…– The 4th most populous country in the world
(216 million)– 300 ethnic groups speaking 365 different
languages– 400 volcanoes of which 100 are active– Largest archipelago in the world
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What in the world do you know?
• Name this country…
– The 3rd most populous country in the world (303 million)
– 337 languages used by the population, of which 176 are indigenous to the area.
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Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.
- W. Edwards Deming
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Presentation by:Candace R. Black
Eastridge High [email protected]
NYSAFLT Rochester RegionalMarch 2008