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<p>In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education.</p> <p>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; deadens the sense of wonder for the created world.</p> <p>The crisis we face, Orr explains, is one of mind, perception, and values. It is, first and foremost, an educational challenge.</p> <p>The author begins by establishing the grounds for a debate about education and knowledge. He describes the problems of education from an ecological perspective, and challenges the "terrible simplifiers" who wish to substitute numbers for values. He follows with a presentation of principles for re-creating education in the broadest way possible, discussing topics such as biophilia, the disciplinary structure of knowledge, the architecture of educational buildings, and the idea of ecological intellige

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Author

David W. Orr; [with a new introduction and essay by the author]

Publisher

Washington, DC: Island Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781597268981

Category

education

Subjects

Philosophy, Education, Nature

Rating

4.18 / 5 (449 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14