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Concerns expressed by the Utah Valley State College Board of Trustees about the possible politicalization of courses covered by the global literacy requirement are well-founded (Deseret Morning News, Aug. 12). In some places in higher education, teaching the broad topic of globalization has opened up a platform for narrow, political agendas. This is not the case at UVSC.
Global and cultural literacy, sometimes referred to as "diversity," is not defined in political terms by teachers who teach to the future. Quality teachers know that the new generation of students will be dealing with a completely different set of "diversity" issues. The current popular American view of "diversity" is not the view shared by most other world cultures who bypass the legalisms that create political adversaries in favor of a more pragmatic approach that seeks common ground. Rather than focusing on equality, which is certainly important, the more pragmatic approach asks, "How can we move forward knowing that we are and will continue to be different?"See the full content of this document
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Uvsc Doesn't Politicize Global Literacy
Having lived in many different cultures, I see Utah's long history of transcending difference in favor of...
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