The world is evolving incredibly fast at a rate that no previous
generation could have imagined and I believe that my generation is especially
equipped with the ability to establish peace and brotherhood between all the
nations of the world.
I come from an educational background that put a premium on
using technology to collaborate. In high school I collaborated via the Internet
with Canadians, English, Uruguayans and Guatemalans. We have worked together on
almost every facet of my formal
education. Soon, in the spring of 2014 I will be living in the Czech Republic
for two years and will become fluent in the language as I live and work with
Czech nationals for the entirety of my stay. All of these profound experiences
have formed the reason for my desire to study at the University of Texas.
There is a list of skills that I believe many in my
generation are learning unconsciously; those skills are the use of technology,
open mindedness, language proficiency and cultural understanding. These are all
abilities and traits to be harnessed in everyday life, especially as
instantaneous global interaction becomes the norm. America is behind the global
curve as we try to send our young men and women into a workforce that demands a
specialized education fit for global connection. I seek such an education that
I might be able to lead the way in establishing a new approach to a new
American influence in the global interconnection.
I see an understanding from my foreign peers across the
world that is lacking from my American peers. My peers in South America and
Europe see themselves as global citizens who are working to achieve a share of
the fruits of global unity. It is my opinion that American students don’t have
the spark and passion for learning about culture, language, and how they can
get a piece of the global entity that is becoming more and more existent. Often,
they often don’t even have a plan or goals for the next decade of their lives.
They are oblivious to the fact that if we do not start becoming leaders on a
global, not just national scale, we are doomed to obscurity.
But amid the fact that they do not do these things, there is
ability and talent to do so that is far more prominent than it was even 10
years ago. Now, more than ever we can enter the race for global connection and prominence
and we can become the leaders of this generation. The answer wont necessarily
be higher test scores or more STEM field funding. It will be an understanding
of our global duties and a passion for connection, peace and brotherhood
between all the nations of the world.
