The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries

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Lantern Books, Apr 1, 2016 - Education - 128 pages

New Revised Edition. How can we create a just, healthy, and humane world? What is the path to developing sustainable energy, food, transportation, production, construction, and other systems? What’s the best strategy to end poverty and ensure that everyone has equal rights? How can we slow the rate of extinction and restore ecosystems? How can we learn to resolve conflicts without violence and treat other people and nonhuman animals with respect and compassion?


The answer to all these questions lies with one underlying system—schooling. To create a more sustainable, equitable, and peaceful world, we must reimagine education and prepare a generation to be solutionaries—young people with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to create a better future. This book describes how we can (and must) transform education and teaching; create such a generation; and build such a future.

 

Contents

Preface
Educating Young People to Be Solutionaries
Further Reading and Resources
Acknowledgments

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About the author (2016)

Zoe Weil is co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE). She is the author of Nautilus Silver Medal winner, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life (2009), The Power and Promise of Humane Education (2004), and Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times (2003). She has also written books for young people, including Moonbeam Gold Medal winner, Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs (2007) and So, You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals (1994) as well as numerous articles and book chapters on humane education and humane and sustainable living. Zoe speaks internationally about creating a more just and sustainable world through education.

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