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November 25, 2018
Ecoliteracy – Rethinking Environmental Education
“Our greatest challenge lies in rethinking what kind of education is appropriate for a species whose standards of success threaten its ecological foundations” — David W. Orr This essay contains paraphrased quotes from publications by David W. Orr, a popular environmental educator, environmentalist, and author. From “Environmental Education and Ecological Literacy” – Holistic Education Review EARTH […]
Ecoliteracy -The Power of Legacy
Legacy building is the act of establishing and evangelizing an ecoliterate worldview to current and future generations Recently I gave a talk to a group of 40 senior citizens about mankind’s negative impact on Nature and the grim prospects of mankind in the near future. I proposed that, to survive as a race, we […]
Ecoliteracy – Our Earth Is A Living System
Everything within Nature is interconnected and interdependent Interdependence is an important word that refers to the tendency of all creatures in Nature to be linked and mutually dependent upon each other. If we were to draw a diagram of this interdependence, we would see a massive network of living creatures, including ourselves, either directly […]
Ecoliteracy – The Need For Systems Literacy
“All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. His instincts prompt him to compete for his place in the community but his ethics prompt him to co-operate (perhaps in order that there may be a place to compete for).” –– from […]
Ecoliteracy – Systems Thinking
“All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. His instincts prompt him to compete for his place in the community but his ethics prompt him to co-operate (perhaps in order that there may be a place to compete for).” –– from […]
Ecoliteracy – What Is Life?
Fundamental to all ideas about ecological literacy is the definition of life on Earth. What Is Life ? This is a question with many answers. A dictionary might tell us that life is a distinctive characteristic of a living organism that has he capacity to grow, metabolize, respond to stimuli, adapt, and reproduce. But, defining […]
An Ecoliterate Citizenry
“In the opening years of the 21st century, we face enormous challenges. We can no longer afford the luxury of pursuing various intellectual and vocational disciplines apart from environmental and social realities. We must reform our economy and way of life towards a life sustaining society. To do this, we need an “ecoliterate” citizenry, aware […]
Ecoliteracy – Human History
“In the opening years of the 21st century, we face enormous challenges. We can no longer afford the luxury of pursuing various intellectual and vocational disciplines apart from environmental and social realities. We must reform our economy and way of life towards a life sustaining society. To do this, we need an “ecoliterate” citizenry, aware […]
Ecoliteracy : Our Relationship With Earth
“One of the most urgent issues facing humanity is fixing our broken relationship with the earth, on which all life depends” — Sir Ken Robinson As an environmental educator who works with senior level high school students, my definition of happiness is sending my group off to college knowing that they fully comprehend and practice the […]
November 2, 2018
George Monbiot : Environmental Thought Leader
I am a big fan of eco-journalist George Monbiot . Many of his essays, (as well as “The Patterning Instinct” by Jeremy Lent ) have influenced and sharpened my world view of Nature and helped me develop the theme of this web site that everything in Nature, including humans, is interconnected and interdependent. I recently […]
