“..make sure young Americans are citizens of the world..”

Dick Martin, author of the book “Rebuilding Brand America” and former Vice President of Public Relations and Brand Managenent at AT&T, was recently quoted by CNN in an article entitled “Obama poised to rebrand America, experts say“.  In the article, which discusses things that the new president can do to reestablish the US “brand” around the world, Mr. Martin suggests that Mr. Obama should promote education reform to “make sure young Americans are citizens of the world”.  Mr. Martin specifically calls out teaching world history and languages as a way to achieve this.  This exact vision is what the new Magellan International School, set to open in Austin in Fall of 2009, has as part of its core mission.  It seems like many in the US are realizing the importance of international and multilingual education. I only hope that, with the help of schools like The Magellan International School, this realization becomes a reality all over the country.