Comments on: Feeling “Blue” About Education Never Seemed So Hopeful http://blog.grdodge.org/2009/10/19/feeling-blue-about-education-never-seemed-so-hopeful/ Supporting leadership, innovation and collaboration for a better New Jersey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Michele Russo http://blog.grdodge.org/2009/10/19/feeling-blue-about-education-never-seemed-so-hopeful/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Michele Russo Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:27:59 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=3224#comment-561 To your question about having a TED talk in NJ----a resounding YES! To your question about having a TED talk in NJ—-a resounding YES!

]]> By: Leah Mayor http://blog.grdodge.org/2009/10/19/feeling-blue-about-education-never-seemed-so-hopeful/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Leah Mayor Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:26:14 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=3224#comment-560 Perhaps the most identifiable culprit behind the complex problems that we are facing on a global scale is the thinking that guides and drives our most influential institutions and organizations. And, whether we like it or not, thinking, analyzing, and problem solving are, at least in part, learned in schools. Today's students have the most to gain or lose from our response to complex global challenges, yet schools have paid little attention to this unprecedented opportunity in changing our current trajectory and engaging youth in inventing their future. However, there are schools across the country that are integrating the concepts and practices of Education for Sustainability and providing examples of how we can re-imagine the power of schools in creating a sustainable future. To read about how schools are transforming themselves through the lens of sustainability, please check out these inspiring stories: http://www.cloudinstitute.org/programs/k12_case_stories.php Perhaps the most identifiable culprit behind the complex problems that we are facing on a global scale is the thinking that guides and drives our most influential institutions and organizations. And, whether we like it or not, thinking, analyzing, and problem solving are, at least in part, learned in schools.

Today’s students have the most to gain or lose from our response to complex global challenges, yet schools have paid little attention to this unprecedented opportunity in changing our current trajectory and engaging youth in inventing their future. However, there are schools across the country that are integrating the concepts and practices of Education for Sustainability and providing examples of how we can re-imagine the power of schools in creating a sustainable future.

To read about how schools are transforming themselves through the lens of sustainability, please check out these inspiring stories: http://www.cloudinstitute.org/programs/k12_case_stories.php

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