Patriotism and Education Articles

The first reading spoke of how America should adopt a cosmopolitan point of view in our education system. It said that having a universal perspective rather than a nonsecular view, is a big positive. Which it is, according to Scott, author of "Education and Cosmopolitanism". She argued that while this idea is definitely a good one, Nussbaum failed to think about it practically. Establishing this cosmopolitan mind set would mean replacing and adjusting the entire country's educational foundation, which is highly impractical. Overall, Nussbaum's writing makes a lot of sense, but it is very theoretical. Scott makes a good point that it would be a burden to bring Nussbaum's idea to life.