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Each of us occasionally puts our proverbial head in the sands - especially in our Western World. Sometimes we neglect social injustices. Sometimes we take abundant clean water for granted. Sometimes we forget to go easy on our energy consumption. Sometimes we buy stuff just to buy stuff. 

But this is so typical - and it's not a personal shortcoming. This is our culture; the one we were bred into and accept. 

But, as educators…can we afford to be less than open and aware of climate changes and transition challenges on the near horizon?  

We need to be acutely tuned to the health of the planet's biosphere and to our own resiliencies. To guide young minds into a future of uncertainties we must first be mindful of that mission.

Essay Posts have been arranged below into rough themes. Search for interests. Please check the sidebar for further resources.

Mission & Intro

       ~ Roles In Preparing Children For A Resilient Future

    

Changing Behaviors / Ethics

     

         ~ Earth Mother in the Classroom
        ~  What is the Essence of Preparation for Children?                                            

         ~ Wallpaper and Your Backyard
            ~ Slower Starts: This Needs To Be A Life Model
      ~ Fifty Years of Social Understanding - The Peace Corps

         ~ And Speaking of Peace Corps...

            ~ Seventh Generation Foresights

      ~ January 6, 2023 - Update on Motorsport Resiliency :-)
         ~ Pale Blue Dot and Carl Sagan

            ~ EnvEd Standards Have A Snit-Fit

      ~ Got To Have Happiness!  :-)

         ~ The Future of Shrinking Geography
            ~ More Questions Than Answers About Human Behavior     

      ~ Youth Are Getting It !    
         ~ On The Line; Off The Grid

            ~ A Different Bike Education for Kids

      ~ Modifying Behaviors One Blue Moon At A Time

         ~ Water: The Tap, The Well, The Bottle
            ~ Teaching 2020 Foresight
        ~ Pull Down The Map

          ~ The Lorax: A Second Reading

      

States of Mind

         ~ Twin Towers And The School Forest

           ~ Finally - I Hit That Hopelessness Wall 

            ~ Moving On, Like a Waxing Moon

       ~ Sometimes The Message Is In The Song

          ~  Toddlers At The Farmers' Market
              ~ Personal Grounding By Poet Mary Oliver
       ~  Wangari Maathi   1940-2011
        ~ Summer Solstice (2) - Benchmark Of The Basic Earth Cycle
           ~ Kindergarten Life Cycle

Climate Change

       ~ Why 100 Global Locations Are Highlighted in Photos
           ~  Just Weather, For Now
              ~  We Look Forward To Concrete Action, Mr. President
     ~ Short History of UN Involvement In Climate Change
        ~ Bill McKibben: Connecting the Tornado Dots
           ~ New Year's Climate Action Update In A Nutshell
     ~ Four Takes on Climate Change Education for Kids
        ~ Finite Oil: Fossil Fuel Reality
           ~ Rethinking Schools Hits Hard on Coal And Climate

     ~ Pakistan Suffers Climate Warming Fallout

        ~ Citizens Not Welcomed At Cancun Climate Convention

     

Population

       ~ Our Moon: A Model For Finiteness
   ~ Thoughts On Population Carrying Capacity    
       ~ Population Announcement!  (The Onion :-)
          ~ Thinking Back to the 1999 Head Count    
    ~ Planet Population: A Check-In Six Months Later
       ~ Population is Now One Million From Next Billion
          ~ We're There - Another Billion
    ~ What Exactly Is Seven Billion?

   
Consumerism

    ~ Neighborhood Harvesting - - Why Not?!
       ~ Electric Cars: Advertised As Emission Free?

          ~ Past Lesson Plan: Consumer Imports Make Their Stand

    ~ Coffee Conundrum

       ~ Today, August 21st, We Begin This Year's Earth Deficit

          ~ "We Are The Them"

Semantics

     ~ What Exactly is Austere?
        ~ The Many Definitions of "Sustainability"   

           ~ Which Is It? Sustainability Or Resilience?

     ~ Conservation - The Concept Has Changed

        ~ It Can't Be "Us" And "Them" With Climate Change

      
Media

     ~ Theodore is Rolling in His Grave 
        ~ Stay Informed - Not Numbed 
           ~ Yes! Magazine: Powerful Ideas/Practical Actions
     ~ Population Landmark 2011
        ~ Do You Scratch and Claw to Stay Tuned To The World?

           ~ Try Some Video Animations

     ~ John Stewart Takes Down Oil Proclamations

        ~ Revel In Nature With "Planet Earth" Series