Their culture, however, is much more relaxed on the whole, he noted. I think everyone could do a little more work. He also noted the lack of opportunities for student expression. I appreciated the U.S. flair for organizing people. For instance, we can make our students aware of global contributors to the various disciplines.
Global awareness is an attitude, a way of thinking.
It has to be consciously developed. Teachers have to make students feel a need to understand, or else that understanding will not be deep.