Transition to Ecological Education in the Age of Unsustainability
LEE Jaeyoung
[Professor of Environmental Education Department of Kongju National University]
The IPCC 1.5˚C Report in 2018 warned that we may pass the point of no return in 2030 in the worst-case scenario and the IPCC’s sixth report in August 2021 warned again that we may be too late already. At a time when the climate crisis and environmental disasters undermine the present sustainability, the current generation may end up betraying future generations if discussions about national educational curricula revolve around future uncertainty. I would like to make four suggestions for a transition to ecological education in response to the climate crisis as follows:
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Finally, the system of team teaching where a single class is taught by multiple teachers should be expanded and the assignment of class hours to teachers should be improved accordingly to respond to the low birth rate and the resulting cut in the number of classes. For example, a biology teacher could teach biology for 12 hours a week and joint classes with their colleagues for four hours a week.
Transition to Ecological Education in the Age of Unsustainability
LEE Jaeyoung
[Professor of Environmental Education Department of Kongju National University]
The IPCC 1.5˚C Report in 2018 warned that we may pass the point of no return in 2030 in the worst-case scenario and the IPCC’s sixth report in August 2021 warned again that we may be too late already. At a time when the climate crisis and environmental disasters undermine the present sustainability, the current generation may end up betraying future generations if discussions about national educational curricula revolve around future uncertainty. I would like to make four suggestions for a transition to ecological education in response to the climate crisis as follows:
.
.
.
Finally, the system of team teaching where a single class is taught by multiple teachers should be expanded and the assignment of class hours to teachers should be improved accordingly to respond to the low birth rate and the resulting cut in the number of classes. For example, a biology teacher could teach biology for 12 hours a week and joint classes with their colleagues for four hours a week.