Master’s of Education in Advanced Teaching, University of the People.

EDUC 5810

Living and Learning Globally

Written Assignment

Unit 1

Overview of the Concepts and Practices of Global Competence, Including Sociocultural Issues.

and Diversity

Dr Ernest Ampadu

Jun 21, 2024

My name is Rania Husseini. I was born to Palestinian parents in Jerusalem on August 30, 1973.

My early childhood was established in Christian teachings and circulated in the church. My

My school was Christian, and all my friends were there, so my belief system was firmly

Christian. I am a Christian. I view the world as good and bad—good if you were a Christian and probably not so.

good if you were anything else. As I lost both my parents at a young age, I struggled with the

loss of people who were close to me. As a result, I viewed …show more content…
She made me fall in love with history. I

learned about the intricacies and beauty of other cultures from a teacher who introduced me to

world history. She used a big coloured map and told us endless stories about historical events. I

wanted to learn more about this. I got the top grade in my history class. I made her proud of me.

According to Uitto et al. (2018), students view life-changing teachers as those who show love.

and empathy.

On the other hand, learning math at school caused me immense anxiety, and I hated my math.

teacher because he shouted every time someone got anything wrong. I was about eight years old.

I had math phobia throughout middle and high school; I performed poorly on assessments.

and needed private lessons. I was afraid of failing or getting the wrong answer. As a result, I

noticed that I doubted my ability to succeed and learn. This stayed with me through university.

Over time, mathematics anxiety can lead to several emotions, including like/dislike (attitudinal).

happiness/worrisome (cognitive), and motivation/fear (emotional) (Hart, 1989; Wigfield &