Thom Markham offers a set of principles to help educators see beyond immediate reforms to the education system.
Maree Whiteley's insight:
Are we in danger of losing a generation of children to a world that, at the moment, cannot find its way forward without violence, conflict, and despair. It’s not just war and violence that threaten, but a crumbling of the infrastructure of good thinking. Fear is rapidly replacing hope—and that’s not a good formula for growing up whole.The news is particularly poignant as we transition into a new year, when much of the world aims to turn love and good will from slogans into reality. So here’s a question for educators to consider: How do teachers help heal the world in 2015 and beyond?