Education in Times of Global and Local Crises:
Democracy, Civic Life and Our Schools
August 14, 2003
A Dialogue for Educators
Featuring noted educator and author Herbert Kohl
Presented by Global Source Education and the Center for Programs in
Education at Antioch University Seattle
Global Source Education and the Center for Programs in Education
at Antioch University Seattle are pleased to present this
special forum for current and future educators to discuss
education's response to the state of the world. In the words
of Martin Luther King, Jr., "we are confronted with the fierce
urgency of now." Humankind is again facing the choice between
chaos and community. Global conflicts, such as the current
situation with Iraq and the tragedy of September 11, 2001
raise critical and important questions about America's role
in the world, issues of democracy and discourse, and the responsibility
and response of elementary, secondary and higher education
during times of global and local crisis. Many of today's headline
issues are often uncharted territory in K-12 education.
The idea
of this forum is to explore issues for schools arising out
of the current state of heightened international conflict
and the contentious civic life it precipitates. How can schools
and teachers provide curriculum and programs of study that
address these issues intelligently and comprehensively, particularly
to the ends of opening inquiry and strengthening democratic
dialogue? The
aim of this professional dialogue to stimulate ideas about
pedagogy and practice that can help teachers and students
address essential issues facing our local and global society,
including the prospects of war and peace.
Featured
Speakers:
Herbert Kohl, distinguished educator and author of
over twenty books including: 36 Children, Growing Minds,
The Discipline of Hope, Should We Burn Babar?
Willard Bill, Jr., Muckleshoot Tribal College
Edward Mikel, Center for Programs in Education, Antioch
University Seattle
Walter Parker, College of Education, University of Washington
Wendy Rosen, Center
for Programs in Education, Antioch University Seattle
Doug Selwyn, Center for Programs in Education, Antioch
University Seattle
Roy Wilson, Executive Director of the Institute for
Community Leadership.
Moderator:
Jonathan Garfunkel, Director of Global Source Education.
