Dr. Zhao’s podcast rings true about global trends in business, communication, and education. At the same time, it is difficult to listen to how the world is changing so rapidly and we are falling further behind. As teachers, we work so hard every day to help our students learn and grow. It is important for all people to go beyond their own narrow perspective and challenge themselves to learn about and from others. Since we are living in a global community, people need to realize and embrace their place in the world. It is human nature, an innate characteristic of knowing and learning only via experiences, which keeps people from seeing other perspectives. We often retreat to what is most comfortable, our natural tendencies. We do this because it is easier to fall back on what we know than challenge ourselves to change our thinking and expand our views. We don’t stop to look beyond our narrow perspective and seek other viewpoints. How important is the teacher’s social and cultural perspective? Is it more advantageous to be similar or different from your students? I like the idea of new and improved… a more “worldly” you and me.
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