121. Understanding Global Citizenship with Brantley Turner

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the U.S., we say we’re growing global citizens, but are we really? Being a global citizen means that we’re willing to have uncomfortable conversations, we are willing to see others’ points of view, and we’re cooperative across borders about global events.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s interesting to look at how other countries’ educational systems operate and believe that we can all learn so much from one another.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on the podcast, I’m talking with Brantley Turner, the founding American principal at Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School and new director of East Asian Education for the Dwight Schools Network. As someone who grew up in the U.S. education system and has in-depth knowledge of the Chinese system, Brantley has a unique perspective of global citizenship and preparing children in a variety of cultures.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brantley shares why local learning is so valuable, what people need to know about global education systems, why we need to truly let our kids fail (instead of just telling them they can), and why a cooperative model is important in China and beyond.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About Brantley Turner:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the past 10 years, Brantley Turner served as the Founding American Principal and a Governing Board Member at Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School where she passionately led all aspects of the school’s international administration. August 2022 she will take on a new role as Director of East Asian Education for the Dwight Schools Network.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While operating Qibao Dwight, Brantley took the school from a start up to an institution that is peer-recognized as showcasing excellence in teaching and learning, management and curriculum innovation. This success story of China’s only cooperatively-run, independent Sino-U.S. hig