Heeding the words of experience, even when they are a bit confusing

Before we TGCs (Teachers for Global Classrooms) even left the USA we were cautioned to be ready with an elevator pitch aka a less than 90 second summary of our experiences and/or our position on global education.

But we were also warned against the danger of the “single” story (which is eloquently explained in Chimamanda Ngozi’s TED talk ) To put it much less elegantly and eloquently than she it, it is the danger of stereotyping or oversimplifying a culture.

These are two things worthy of consideration, but just how are we supposed to balance the need for brevity with the desire to do a complicated situation justice?

I suspect every TGCer who comes back from their field experience has the same dilemma.

 

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