Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect
In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education.\ Much of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that: alienates us from life in the name of human domination; causes students to worry about how to make a living before they know who they are; overemphasizes success and careers; separates feeling from intellect and the practical from the theoretical;...
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Orr (environmental studies and politics, Oberlin College) presents the tenth anniversary edition of his text addressing educational reform from an environmental perspective. In a collection of 23 essays, written for various purposes and audiences between 1990 and 1993, Orr argues that, where educational debates about standards and reforms have centered around preparing students to compete in a global economy, an equally important concern should be teaching students the ecological context in which humans live, to develop in them an ethical view of the world and their obligations to it. The tenth edition includes a brief new introduction and a new final chapter offering "hope in hard times." Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Orr (environmental studies, Oberlin College) describes the problems of education from an ecological perspective, and presents principles for re-creating education. He argues that much of what is wrong with the world is the result of inadequate education that alienates us from life in the name of human domination. He discusses biophilia, the disciplinary structure of knowledge, and ecological intelligence. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1What is education for?72The dangers of education163The problem of education264The business of education355Love436Some thoughts on intelligence487Reflections on water and oil548Virtue609Forests and trees6410Politics7011Economics7412Judgment : Pascal's Wager and economics in a hotter time7913Rating colleges8914The problem of disciplines and the discipline of problems9415Professionalism and the human prospect9916Designing minds10417Architecture as pedagogy11218Agriculture and the liberal arts11719Educating a constituency for the long haul12220Love it or lose it : the coming biophilia revolution13121A world that takes its environment seriously15422Prices and the life exchanged : costs of the U.S. food system17223Refugees or homecomers? : conjectures about the future of rural America18524Hope in hard times204Conclusion : Earth in mind212
\ BooknewsOrr (environmental studies, Oberlin College) describes the problems of education from an ecological perspective, and presents principles for re-creating education. He argues that much of what is wrong with the world is the result of inadequate education that alienates us from life in the name of human domination. He discusses biophilia, the disciplinary structure of knowledge, and ecological intelligence. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
