The main theme for this course focused around the need for
education to raise awareness in communities and beyond around the globe.
Everyone can benefit from ‘knowing something about the world’ – the more we
know, the more we learn, understand and empathize with humanity…awareness will
eventually lead to sustainable solutions.
We can effect change by learning history so we do not repeat
errors of past generations, by learning about the natural world so we care for
the environment and by learning about the policies of our political leaders in
order to vote responsibly.
I was particularly interested in looking at the causes of
global hunger and poverty. Biotech companies such as Monsanto are controlling
seed supply for GMO crops in developing countries and this is ruining small
farmers who can no longer use organic, traditional methods of farming. Sadly,
GMO cash crops along with food dumping are not helping the poor and hungry
people in developing nations. We
need to re-educate small rural farmers about the benefits of organic methods of
farming so they can save their own seeds and preserve some biodiversity
again.
I really like how you selected education to be what you believed to be the main theme for the course - I totally agree that society needs to place a greater emphasis on education and that learning from the past is crucial in helping to prevent negative historical events from repeating themselves!!!
ReplyDeleteI really agree with everything you've said here! I felt that the central theme was inspiration for the same reasons as you feel that it's education, as it has inspired us to stay aware, raise awareness, and hopefully implement a change onto our world. I think it's really opened my eyes and changed my perspective in terms of several world issues. I share the same interest in poverty and global hunger, as these are the issues that provoked my compassion and really intrigued me to learn more about. Great post!!
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