Deck 39: Education for Citizenship in an ERA of Global Connection

Question 1

Martha Nussbaum presents her view of the aim of college education as being about helping to turn students into better citizens, and even better global citizens. What alternative goal is there? What speaks in favor of this alternative goal? In the end, which position do you think is the better one, and why?

Answer 1

-Demonstrate understanding of Nussbaum's vision for college education.
-Demonstrate the ability to consider alternative visions for college education.
-Develop a thoughtful stance on the relative merits of these visions, correctly identifying and defending controversial claims using sound reasoning, well-chosen examples, insightful analogies, etc.

Question 2

After contrasting conservative and progressive views of education, Martha Nussbaum seems to side largely with the progressive view. Is a view like Nussbaum's consistent with valuing your own tradition? In other words, what space is there for being proud of and attached to your culture and background? If this isn't consistent with Nussbaum's view, explain why. If it is consistent, then how might she incorporate the idea that it is deeply important to value your own tradition?

Answer 2

-Demonstrate understanding of the progressive view of education and Nussbaum's reason for favoring it.
-Develop a thoughtful stance on the relationship between the progressive view and valuing your own tradition, correctly identifying and defending controversial claims using sound reasoning, well-chosen examples, insightful analogies, etc.

Question 3

What steps could you take to become better educated for global citizenship? What are some of the barriers to taking those steps? And, finally, how might you overcome some of those barriers?

Answer 3

-Demonstrate understanding of what might be involved in being educated for global citizenship.
-Thoughtfully consider the student's particular situation, making a serious attempt to discuss the challenges and prospects for being educated for global citizenship in that situation.

Question 4

The philosopher Socrates' approach to education contrasted with the more prevalent ________ outlook of his contemporaries.

A) Conservative
B) Liberal
C) Ethical
D) Legal
E) Pessimistic

Question 5

Who is an important thinker that clarified what it is that makes a liberal education "liberal?"

A) Seneca
B) Socrates
C) Aristophanes
D) Charles Dickens
E) Ralph Ellison

Question 6

What makes a liberal education "liberal," in the sense that's still relevant today, is that ________:

A) It allows one to think for oneself
B) It frees one from tradition
C) Those who receive it are born free
D) It enables one to resist tyrants
E) It is anti-Republican

Question 7

Which of the following disciplines does Nussbaum think can do the most to teach students to be self-critical and not rely on the authority of tradition?

A) Philosophy
B) The humanities
C) Biology
D) Economics
E) History

Question 8

Nussbaum speaks favorably of all but which of the following?

A) Being critical about one's views and tradition
B) Seeing things from other social or cultural points of view
C) Knowing the connections one has with others from different social or cultural backgrounds
D) Questioning all beliefs and only accepting those that survive rational scrutiny
E) Prioritizing different points of view over one's own

Question 9

Being a world citizen, as Nussbaum conceives it, involves ________with different people across the globe.

A) Recognizing common desires and concerns
B) Strengthening business and trade relations
C) Eliminating national boundaries
D) Demolishing ancient customs
E) Creating a single shared culture

Question 10

Nussbaum suggests that more of what type of courses help students become better global citizens?

A) Interdisciplinary
B) Technological
C) Hands-on
D) Historical
E) Lecture-based

Question 11

Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man shows what is like when we lack what?

A) Factual information
B) Aristophanic conservatism
C) Logical reasoning
D) Moral imagination
E) Emotional resilience

Question 12

Nussbaum says that Charles Dickens's character Scrooge in A Christmas Carol provides a good example of someone with ________ imagination.

A) No
B) Too little
C) The right amount of
D) A bit too much
E) Too much

Question 13

Which of the following does Nussbaum think can do the most to teach students to better use their moral imagination?

A) The social sciences
B) The humanities
C) The life sciences
D) The physical sciences
E) The cognitive sciences