Patriotism, Education, and Cosmopolitanism

In Martha Nussbaum's essay, "Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism", she focuses on the way America's education system works, and how it could be improved. She believes that Americans are very self centered around their own country, and are to blind to what is going on in other countries around the world. She points out that everyone should become "citizens of the world" and not be divided. On the other hand, Cynthia Scott is not completely sold on this idea entirely, which she articulates in her essay, "Education and Cosmopolitanism." She agrees with some of the ideas that Nussbaum has, but Scott thinks that it would be extremely hard to get everyone in our country to come together as one whole group with the world. America has so many different types of people from all over the world, therefore it would be very difficult to bring everyone together. She also argues that it would not be good for America to try and do this. Overall, Nussbaum makes some valid points, which Scott agrees with, but the education system in America is just too complicated to convert everyone into "citizens of the world" and become familiar with many other different cultures.