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A Service of The Arrow Thursday November 4, 1999 7:52 PM
A Service of The Arrow Thursday November 4, 1999 7:52 PM |
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Shopping locally, thinking globally By: Brittany Lucas ARROW STAFF Armed with 2,000 bucks, a Herbeger's store at their disposal, and some American consumer know - how Mr. Richard Hildner's Global village class gets ready to go on a shopping spree; that would make Bill Gates blush. One hour long. Take any thing you want. Wait, there's only one small catch: Every thing must be made in the U.S. Hmm, sounds like they might have to do a little hunting “It will be very difficult for the students to find products that add up to $2,OOO; most students won't do it,” said Hildner. So then what exactly is Hildner trying to teach the students by sending them on a shopping spree? “What I'm trying to teach the students is that the globalization of trade reaches around the world, from the sweat shops in Asia to the high-tech corporations in Kalispell, Montana,” said Hildner. The lack of domestic products even in a small town department store, like Herbergers, might make a very important statement about our consumer habits in the U.S. “This lesson shows that as Americans we tend to shop for value and cost of product,” said Richard. The shopping spree is part of an on going project in the role-playing of working class American citizens that are given a specific budget each month. Through role-playing they are learning what it's like to be in the real world. |
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