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Anti-Intellectualism, Terrorism, and Elections in Contemporary Education: a Discussion with Noam Chomsky

Anti-Intellectualism, Terrorism, and Elections in Contemporary Education: a Discussion with Noam Chomsky photo story | Shutterstock.com Washington DC based History Teacher Dan Falcone and New York City English Teacher Saul Isaacson sat down with Professor Noam Chomsky to discuss current issues in education and American domestic and foreign policy issues. They also discussed the place of the […]

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What if Permaculture Was Taught in Schools Everywhere?

WHAT IF PERMACULTURE WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS EVERYWHERE? What if there was a curriculum series for all children and young adults to learn permaculture? What if it was the holistic context for all the other courses they took in school? Imagine living in an urban area where you pay for your trash to be taken […]

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Schools for Disaster: Rethinking Endless Growth in Education

Schools for Disaster: Rethinking Endless Growth in Education We have good reason to be proud of our North American education system. Especially in the 70 years since the end of the Second World War, it’s helped to create and sustain more prosperity for more people than ever before in history. Higher education, once the privilege […]

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Learning beyond Growth

Learning beyond Growth Deschooling as a Path to Social-Ecological Transformation   “Deschooling is at the root of any movement for human liberation”, wrote Ivan Illich, today almost forgotten but once a world-renowned critical thinker, in 1971. With books like “Deschooling Society” and “Energy and Equity” he inspired in the 1970s both the emerging environmental movement and the renewed interest […]

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Pope Francis Calls For A New Global Political Authority To Save Humanity

Pope Francis Calls For A New Global Political Authority To Save Humanity Pope Francis says that global warming is a fact and that a new global political authority is necessary in order to save humanity from utter disaster.  The new encyclical that was scheduled to be released on Thursday has been leaked, and it is […]

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Income, Education and Inequality in the “Recovery”: Prepare to be Surprised

Income, Education and Inequality in the “Recovery”: Prepare to be Surprised Note to the higher education industry: issuing diplomas doesn’t magically create new jobs in the real world. By virtually any standard, wealth inequality has soared to historic levels in the six years of “recovery” since the Great Recession of 2008-09. Economist Emmanuel Saez, who has […]

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from the archives: “they teach people ignorance” | the irresistible fleet of bicycles

from the archives: “they teach people ignorance” | the irresistible fleet of bicycles. Todays post is the text of an opinion piece written by William C Gehrke and published in The Kansas Union Farmer on April 16, 1936! Gehrke does an incredible job of articulating the benefits of organizing farmers, the challenges posed by hegemonic […]

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