- This article was particularly interesting to me as I have recently had children from different economic and cultural backgrounds move into my class. It helped me highlight the importance and development education in my teaching and also in the children’s learning. The role of global citizens is extremely important as pointed out in the article. It gives a great insight into poverty, inequality and change which are happening throughout the world around us every day and even in our locality. It is important that we involve children in this and help them understand that they can make a valuable contribution to our world and also praise them for the empathy that they use on a daily basic by interconnecting with others all around the world.