Only one percent of the world’s population has a higher education and only ten percent have a secondary education. In the United States alone, a third of college students do not finish school. More than 3.7 million students travel abroad to get an international education. Many who work in the higher education question what is the advantage of a global education? Countries are investing exponential amount of money to send students internationally yet many students cannot use their education. Another question that arises in the article is how a global education is going to help global issues. The article suggests that we only educate international students in issues that their country deals with.
This is a global problem because many countries are investing so much money into students getting a global education, yet many cannot use their education. There are so many questions that come with educating international students. One of the concerns for educator is how is global education going to help the countries that are sending their students across seas. They propose maybe finding out what that specific country needs help in, education, poverty, or economy, and educating their students only in the specific areas. I don’t see the harm in this because many students will return back to their home country and possible help out, but so many international students receive jobs in the United States. A solution would be the students taking what they have learned and apply it back in their countries, then it would be like paying the country back.
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