Nice review of a GEM report on the need to shift thinking about the complex relationship between education and effective climate action. One author notes: “This data raises questions about whether mainstream educational approaches – which often focus on learning the science of climate change – are really enough to motivate learners to focus on how to take action, and how to confront and adapt to climate change" That is a big part of why we developed our approach at OpenEvo, focused on understanding human #evolution, #behavior, and #sustainability as interdisciplinary themes that provide a larger context and deeper insights for navigating the complexity of the problems facing our planet. Simple measures of academic achievement are not sufficient, students need flexible learning pathways that empower them with the learning they need to live valued lives in the world we are creating. By focusing on the higher organizing concepts for understanding human diversity, school #curriculum designers can help navigate overloaded curricula by teaching foundational skills while engaging contexts that matter. #ESD #behsci #SEL #sustainability #complexity #CurriculumOverload
It's not usual for me to question education. But if education is meant to guide us towards a better future, why are so many highly educated individuals damaging the planet? What did you learn about climate change at school? I learnt loads about the impending climate doom and what was/was going to continue causing it. But I learnt extremely little about how to solve it and saw very little actually done around me to put any supposed lessons into practice. And so it will continue to feel like someone else's problem until the way we learn about climate issues feels closer to home, and our role within it better explained.