RWYATT's blog #3 "My Freshman Year: Worldliness and Worldview"

I like this essay. It raises awareness about the general thoughts and knowledge of the incoming collegiate norm. This is a paper is bashing our pre-college education of the world, but in a way that makes it acceptable or even helpful. I can totally agree that getting into college doesn't make you smart; I have experienced all sorts of questions being asked of apparent foreigners that make me want to slap the ignorant inquirer. I also disagree with this essay; America is not the only nation that teaches history in its own context. I have had the opportunity to travel to the United Kingdom: England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, to represent the U.S. in a student ambassador program. In every place I visited during the month there I received the same kind of ignorant questions, especially when saying I was from Texas. No one knew where Texas was, but they were certain I rode a horse to school, carried a revolver and randomly yelled "YEEHAW!" People of all ages asked me those type of things with total seriousness. It is always good to learn just a bit more about other cultures, it all the more opens your eyes.