1. Are current practises of education relevant in modern times
What should we be learning about, from kids to responsible adults, and what should schools be teaching the younger generations to prepare them for the ever changing values and life skills of our rapidly changing 21st century. What to hope for, and what to expect under the circumstances.
Education
noun
1 the education of children with special needs: teaching, schooling, tuition, tutoring, instruction, pedagogy, andragogy, coaching, training, tutelage, preparation, guidance, indoctrination, inculcation, enlightenment, edification, cultivation, development, improvement.
2 a young woman of some education: learning, knowledge, literacy, schooling, scholarship, enlightenment, cultivation, culture, refinement; archaic letters. ANTONYMS ignorance
verb – to educate
2. Finding Humanity in a Psychological Quagmire
What have we become, we compete rather than collaborate, we show fear instead of respect, we are divided and avoid unity, we prefer chaos over harmony, it has to be this OR that way without recognising the potential of cooperation.
3. How could we better interact with our world
How should we as a collective consciousness enjoy a more balanced and meaningful existence within our limited perceptions and ever changing experience.
experience | noun 1. practical contact with and observation of facts or events: he had learned his lesson by painful experience | she spoke from experience. • the knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical experience of something, especially that gained in a particular profession: you should have the necessary experience in health management. 2 an event or occurrence which leaves an impression on someone: audition day is an enjoyable experience for any seven-year old. verb [with object] encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence): the company is experiencing difficulties. • feel (an emotion or sensation): an opportunity to experience the excitement of New York.
witness | noun 1. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place: police are appealing for witnesses to the accident | I was witness to one of the most amazing comebacks in sprinting history. • a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police: a key witness at the trial | [as modifier] : oral evidence set down in witness statements. • a person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this: a deed signed in the presence of a witness. 2 [mass noun] evidence; proof: the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interests. • used to refer to confirmation or evidence given by signature or under oath: in witness thereof, the parties sign this document. • open profession of one’s religious faith through words or actions: they will be able to give witness of their faith and confidence in God. 3 (also witness mark) a line or remnant of an original surface on a workpiece to show how much material has been removed or the shape of the original outline. verb [with object] 1 see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen: staff who witnessed the murder. • be present as someone signs (a document) or gives (their signature) to a document and sign it oneself to confirm this: the clerk witnessed her signature. 2 have knowledge of (a development) from observation or experience: what we are witnessing is the birth of a new political entity. • be the place, period, or setting in which (an event or development) takes place: the 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in the scope of the electronic media. • be a sign or proof of (something); serve as evidence: the mid-1980s saw an intensification of interest in community care, as witnessed by the publication of four major reports | [no object] : his writings witness to an inner toughness. • [in imperative] used to introduce an example that proves a preceding statement: the nuclear family is a vulnerable institution—witness the rates of marital breakdown. 3 [no object] openly profess one’s religious faith: one of the purposes of his coming was to nerve the disciples to witness to Jesus.
perception | noun 1. the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses: the normal limits to human perception. • awareness of something through the senses: the perception of pain. • Psychology & Zoology the neurophysiological processes, including memory, by which an organism becomes aware of and interprets external stimuli. 2 the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted: Hollywood’s perception of the tastes of the American public | we need to challenge many popular perceptions of old age. • intuitive understanding and insight: ‘He wouldn’t have accepted,’ said my mother with unusual perception.
interaction | noun reciprocal action or influence: ongoing interaction between the two languages. • communication or direct involvement with someone or something: for a shy person, social interaction can be a stomach-churning, anxiety-filled experience | he built tools to analyse user interactions on social networks.
To act in such a way as to have an effect on each other: all the stages in the process interact. • communicate or be involved directly: the user interacts directly with the library | people who interact daily.