Starting with the known and progressing to the unknown is inherently progressive because it recognises that while what is familiar is meaningful, a true end of empowering education is mastery of the unfamiliar. By being inward-looking and self-reflexive, Eurocentrism debilitated itself by cutting off links with the infinite riches of global human knowledge – something which may, in part, explain the slow but inevitable decline of the West.
Question
Write an argumentative essay of not more than TWO pages in which you argue for or against the ideas on decolonising education expressed by the author in the above text.
Your essay should:
• have a clear structure: Introduction, Body and Conclusion;
• show your position or perspective on the topic;
• present a coherent and logical argument supported by evidence, such as your observations, experiences, and other sources, and
• demonstrate your knowledge of written academic English.
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