Is education a universal human right that should be provided equally to all? Does the existence of IB schools and other similar programs further commercialize education, making access to it unequal? Does the fact that some can go to IB schools (location, money) while others can not conflict with education as a universal human right?
An article in Time magazine discusses whether schools should focus on skills such as intercultural understanding, languages, and global critical thinking, because these subjects are used routinely in a global society and they are not easily “looked up.” On the other hand, traditional subjects like science, history, math, etc. can be looked up using technology and the Internet instantly, so there is less urgency to memorize them as is done in many American schools. Do you agree with this point? Why or why not?
This is the article:
“How to bring our schools out of the 20th century” by Claudia Wallis, Time magazine, December 10th, 2006.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480-1,00.html