I chose to explore topic 3 "What does diversity mean in Greece" because diversity integration has been an essential topic of interest for me during my Master's program. My goal is to continue to work with educators and school staff developing polici...More

"Anyone can be a refugee. We are all subject to that. The legal system, the international community, should be prepared for that. We all have this responsibility."

The refugee crises in Greece, as well as the one in the US, are very conflicting t...More

Annotated Bibliography

While I am not taking this class for credit, I am wanting to participate in all aspects of it. Having never before heard of an annotated bibliography, I am submitting my attempt at this project

Topic: Explore the classro...More

To be a citizen in a place is to be legally accepted as belonging, and to have the rights, priviledges, and protections that naturally follow. It also means that one has the duty to contribute and participate for the betterment and good of this plac...More

I think the finacial crisis of the past 10 years has greatly impacted the educational system in Greece. Having borrowed beyond their ability to repay, and being cut off from more outside financial sources being allotted to them, their leaders had no...More

The economic crises that started in Greece in 2008 resulted in the biggest bailout in history: 260 billion Euros. The government claims the money avoided Greek's withdrawal from the eurozone but it came with the price of drastic austerity measures...More

The first thing that stood out to me in this section was learning that the Greek Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affair is ahead of the education system. In the United States there is such an effort in keeping Religion and Education sep...More

While there are many ways in which the Greek educational system is similar to the educational system in the United States, there are also several differences to note

I noticed that both are structured to begin before the age of five at Daycare cen...More

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the videos on Greece. My daughters went with their high school's history department several years ago, and I have wanted to go ever since. This video brought back memories they shared with me through pictures and storie...More

Slimbach's idea of study abroad being just as much for the world as for the individual coincides with Dolby's idea of establishing an "American Identity" because it allows the opportunity for individuals of different cultures, nationalities, beliefs...More