An Introduction
Here we are at the start of a yearlong (maybe a little longer) study in global scholarship. Through curriculum built into next year's selected core courses, global initiatives events hosted at school, and individual work on a culminating capstone project, I will be dedicating time during my senior year of high school to global studies and apply what I learn on a local level. My work will be trackable through this blog.
About me
My name is Lucy. I'm a high school student in my junior year living in the Southern California area. I am expectedly fluent in English while I study French and Italian. My globalization got started this year in my French IV class that often incorporates broader global phenomenons including refugeeship, immigration, and education, with more to come. But French IV is only the beginning; next year I will widen my range of Global-Scholars-approved courses with the addition of economics, Globalization and Human Rights, and the Global Citizens Seminar.
The French Exchange Blog (2017) and my Global Scholars application general essay give a more comprehensive introduction to who I am as a global citizen.
What experiences have awakened your interest and will help you contribute to the Global Initiatives
Program at Poly? In what ways do you hope that the Global Scholars program will expand and deepen
your global perspectives?
Our speaker (at school) last Thursday mentioned "call-out culture" that is plaguing high school and college campuses across the nation. When someone feels microagressed, or wronged, or offended, the victim calls the perpetrator out, often loudly and with an audience. There is nothing wrong with standing up for oneself, but this "call-out culture" leaves kids both on the defense and on the prowl hoping to prove their wokeness for all their peers to see. To deter suspicion or allegation, students incorporate news blurbs or Twitter opinions into conversations. These comments are legitimate, but the motivation behind this research is all wrong. The last thing this community needs to be focusing on is themselves, and an environment where students only care to avoid scrutiny is self-centered. I often use my actions or word to find community or to be liked. That should come as no surprise. I am, after all, a teenaged girl. But I hope for myself, for my intimate community, and for my world that out conversations about global issues are not driven by self absorption but instead by concern and love for our neighbors. That concern and love is cemented in the Global Scholars program where international news with emphasis on the people and on effectual solutions will become more than a headline or proof of political enlightenment. I have an intense desire to understand experiences cross-culturally. At our school, this starts by holding conversation for someone other than ourselves. Travel, literature, and news outlets have kept my peers and me well-versed on the happenings on our globe. I now want to dive deeper into human experience.
About me
My name is Lucy. I'm a high school student in my junior year living in the Southern California area. I am expectedly fluent in English while I study French and Italian. My globalization got started this year in my French IV class that often incorporates broader global phenomenons including refugeeship, immigration, and education, with more to come. But French IV is only the beginning; next year I will widen my range of Global-Scholars-approved courses with the addition of economics, Globalization and Human Rights, and the Global Citizens Seminar.
The French Exchange Blog (2017) and my Global Scholars application general essay give a more comprehensive introduction to who I am as a global citizen.
What experiences have awakened your interest and will help you contribute to the Global Initiatives
Program at Poly? In what ways do you hope that the Global Scholars program will expand and deepen
your global perspectives?
Our speaker (at school) last Thursday mentioned "call-out culture" that is plaguing high school and college campuses across the nation. When someone feels microagressed, or wronged, or offended, the victim calls the perpetrator out, often loudly and with an audience. There is nothing wrong with standing up for oneself, but this "call-out culture" leaves kids both on the defense and on the prowl hoping to prove their wokeness for all their peers to see. To deter suspicion or allegation, students incorporate news blurbs or Twitter opinions into conversations. These comments are legitimate, but the motivation behind this research is all wrong. The last thing this community needs to be focusing on is themselves, and an environment where students only care to avoid scrutiny is self-centered. I often use my actions or word to find community or to be liked. That should come as no surprise. I am, after all, a teenaged girl. But I hope for myself, for my intimate community, and for my world that out conversations about global issues are not driven by self absorption but instead by concern and love for our neighbors. That concern and love is cemented in the Global Scholars program where international news with emphasis on the people and on effectual solutions will become more than a headline or proof of political enlightenment. I have an intense desire to understand experiences cross-culturally. At our school, this starts by holding conversation for someone other than ourselves. Travel, literature, and news outlets have kept my peers and me well-versed on the happenings on our globe. I now want to dive deeper into human experience.
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