Changing Mindset:
Education
This is Part of the Ongoing Series 'Changing
Mindset'Several studies have shown the more educated a person is, the less likely this person is to have racist or anti-immigration beliefs. The more educated a person is, the more likely they are to travel to foreign countries and usually the more open-minded they are (sadly, highly educated couples have less children than average).
This is, IMHO, quite obviously because they have studied a variety of different things, speak more than one language (theres a long list of things, really) but more importantly, realize that they do not know everything and are willing to accept they are life-long learners. (this is obviously almost grossly oversimplifying things)
Obviously, someone not (at least subconciously) familiar with the concept of international trade and business as well as macroeconomics might be very afraid of losing their job to a foreigner because they fail to grasp that their short term loss might turn into a long term gain for all.
Or for a more current example, i do think that the usa would have had universal health care for quite a while now if the media had explained what socialism actually is.
For these and for a lot of other reasons we need more and better education and especially adult education.
once we collectively realise that our children are our future and education improves our childrens means to building a better future, we realise education will help us create a better world for all living creatures.
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