An Ecological Sense of Home
The word ‘ecology’comes from biology and often seems to point to our relationship with the natural world. In conversation, ecology usually implies a protective and […]
Sustainability
Communal Sufficiency
Mark Boyle writes about his realisation that Independence is one of the biggest myths sold to us by modern society and his search for solutions […]
The Commons, Community and Education
The concepts of commons and community do not seem to get the importance they deserve in public debate or private conversations today. But there is […]
Earth Rights
Vandana Shiva writes about the inevitability of recognizing the Rights of Mother Earth, if we are to really pay heed to issues of human rights. […]
Trees are the Answer
An interview with Wangari Maathai For many years, before humanity became aware of the dangers of climate change, Wangari Maathai was advocating the planting of […]
Swaraj: A Deeper Freedom
In Hind Swaraj, Gandhi exhorts using ‘soul force’ as a means to seek ‘right livelihood’ – which is what real freedom is all about. Gandhi’s […]
Liberation Ecology
What keeps us creating, as societies, a world that we as individuals abhor, a world violating our deepest values and common sense? Why is poverty […]
The Learning Curve
The most important discovery of the past two centuries is that we are joined in one fragile experiment, vulnerable to bad judgment, shortsightedness, greed and […]
Unconscious, Unintended Learning – What we learn without trying to
Educational Planners design content for various courses- but do we take into account the power of what children learn unconsciously? While we human beings think, […]
ECOLOGY of Learning
Mechanizing an organic process of learning is like replacing a rich and diverse ecology with an unhealthy monoculture. A holistic understanding of education goes beyond any specific method […]