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Earth in Mind - On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect (Paperback, Anniversary edition)
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Earth in Mind - On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect (Paperback, Anniversary edition)
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In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses
not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much
of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of
inadequate and misdirected education that: alienates us from life
in the name of human domination; causes students to worry about how
to make a living before they know who they are; overemphasizes
success and careers; separates feeling from intellect and the
practical from the theoretical; deadens the sense of wonder for the
created world. The crisis we face, Orr explains, is one of mind,
perception, and values. It is, first and foremost, an educational
challenge. The author begins by establishing the grounds for a
debate about education and knowledge. He describes the problems of
education from an ecological perspective, and challenges the
"terrible simplifiers" who wish to substitute numbers for values.
He follows with a presentation of principles for re-creating
education in the broadest way possible, discussing topics such as
biophilia, the disciplinary structure of knowledge, the
architecture of educational buildings, and the idea of ecological
intelligence. Orr concludes by presenting concrete proposals for
reorganizing the curriculum to draw out our affinity for life.
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