Ecological Literacy

Michael Stone, Zenobia Barlow

This welcome volume, collected by the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, offers authoritative definitions of what sustainable living means and progressive theories for achieving it, beginning with the education of the young. The diverse selections, organized into loose thematic sections such as “Vision,” are contributed by well-known leaders on the subject. Chef Alice Waters, who began a successful school-garden program, outlines the differences between fast-food and slow-food values, while educator Maurice Holt calls for a return to “the slow school,” in which students are encouraged to think, feel, and understand concepts, not just memorize them.

status	Copy #1 (4832): in
genre	Utopian Studies » Education
publisher	Sierra Club Books
publish date	2005
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