3A: Thong_Jing_Yuan (26)

 

1.Why is it relevant for every Victorian to be global-minded?

Ans: Global-mindedness is extremely important, as there are people of different races, religions, and from other countries like other parts of Asia and China. We have to be trained to respect and understand their different cultures and the way they do things, before we can altogether live in peace and harmony. This is crucial for a state's growth, as there will be no civil war occurring within the country which is harmful to that country's progress and also harms one another. Also, as Victorians, we are always expected to do the best of our ability. We have to always find out  new ways of doing things by learning how other people do it. We must keep a look-out for the uprising trend and keep up with the times, so that we will continue to remain competitive and be able to stand out in all areas.

 

 2.How may global-mindedness in you be evident to your friends?

Ans: Everyone of us have friends of different races and religions. One way of displaying the value of global-mindedness is to celebrate the different festivals with them, even if it is not our own culture. For example, during Deepavali, we can wish our friends a happy day ahead, dress in traditional Indian costumes and celebrate with them. We can even visit their houses if they allow. Also, during Chinese New Year, we can celebrate with our friends from different races, religions and countries and invite them to our houses. We can also do an introduction of the various festivals of each different race and religion to all our peers.

 

3. What do you think best fosters the development of global-mindedness in a person?

Ans: Students spend most time in their schools, thus schools play an important role in conveying this value to them. Schools can start off with organizing mass celebrations for the various festivals. During these celebrations, the students are exposed to the various aspects of the festivals such as what is normally being done during the festivals. This allows the students to appreciate the different festivals. Schools can also organize a Culture Appreciation Day or an event of these kind, whereby students are exposed to the different cultures more thoroughly. For example, students can be exposed to the Chinese culture through listening to traditional Chinese music. Schools can also take this chance to supply students with the knowledge of the different cultures. Students will be more interested with the cultures and learn to understand and respect. Schools can order newspapers for their students and allot two periods of reading newspapers so that students are able to catch up with the world news and keep track of its revolution in this fast-paced 21st century.

 

4. Briefly comment on the comment -

"A global mindset combines an openness to and awareness of diversity across cultures. It respects how different countries do things and has the imagination to appreciate why other cultures do them that way. But, a global mindset is also incisive---to push the limits of one's way of doing things."

 

Ans: I agree with this comment. I think that having a global mindset is about in respect of the different cultures and races. They may do things that are different from us, but we should respect them because everyone does things differently due to everyone's different purpose and objective. Also, we can learn from the different races and adopt and follow their methods of doing things. I also believe that global mindset is about seeking new traditions of doing things and keep changing according to the times. Some methods might be too outdated in this fast-paced world, thus we must find more effective and relevant methods to do things. By doing so, we can do these things more efficiently. Having a global-mindset is also about doing better and better. The world is becoming more competitive. We have to ensure that we perform better and improve every time so that we are able to continue to be in this competition and keep up with the world.