Summary So Far By now—if you have read the previous articles that outline the eight pathways to a new planetary paradigm of education—a vision of the future of global education has begun to crystallize. Briefly put, I have roughly suggested an educational system that: Emphasizes the cultivation of a multi-dimensional ecological relatedness. Works to counter […]
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“By now — if you have read the previous articles that outline the eight pathways to a new planetary paradigm of education — a vision of the future of global education has begun to crystallize. Briefly put, I have roughly suggested an educational system that: 1. Emphasizes the cultivation of a multi-dimensional ecological relatedness. 2.
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“A refugee is someone who survived and who can create the future”. —Amela Koluder According to pre-Ukrainian war figures from UNHCR, there are currently around 7.4 million school-age refugees, of which 3.7 million are out of school entirely. It has been estimated that 63% of refugees are enrolled in primary schools, only 24% in secondary school,
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“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It
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“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It
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“The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries”. —Muhammad Yunus From West-Centric to World-Centric Education “In their countries, but also in the world at large”, one may add to the above quote by
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“Learning capacity” could become a school subject throughout the years, actively and deliberately drilling and repeating tasks that pertain to learning how to learn. It is, naturally, hard to imagine a more boring subject: repeating speed-reading techniques, practicing memory, going through notes, structuring work plans. The very word “drilling” makes chills go up spines –
“Learning is life’s most important skill.” —Tony Buzan The Inner Development Goals of Education Ithas been emphasized, in my studies and elsewhere, in more ways than we can give justice to, that conventional education is too cerebral; too much focused on mental and cognitive capacities, and that it is often blind to learning goals that
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AVOID A NUCLEAR WAR — BY HELPING RUSSIA TO SAVE FACE! In the end, it is true that: – Russia has a ten times stronger military than Ukraine (at least on paper). – The Russian government (and the apparatus it relies upon and shares interests with) will be very desperate to not back down. –
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RUSSIA IS TO BLAME — BUT UNDERSTANDING IT IS CRUCIAL Western media, and international media at large, do a fairly poor job at bringing nuance and understanding to the Russian side of this cruel equation. For instance, we are continuously informed about Ukrainian civilian losses, as well as Russian losses of military personnel, but the
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