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| Introduction The
future of the planet and its inhabitants lies in the hands of
the young people everywhere. "What we do with them
and for them is momentous in its implications; our
responsibility is great and our opportunity unique."* Join
us in a brief exploration of some of the work that is being done
for the youth of the world today.....
*Problems
of Humanity
pg. 32
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• After soaring in the 1980s, the percentage
of children living below poverty declined in 35 of the 50 states in the
five years between 1993 and 1998.
"The
world will not change and find peace if there is not a new
education." -- U
Thant, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, a teacher
A
Vision for the Future-
"Young
people in the future will be taught to think of themselves in
relation to the group, to the family unit and to the nation in
which their destiny has put them. They will also be taught to
think in terms of world relationship, and of their nation in its
relation to other nations. This covers training for citizenship,
for parenthood, and for world understanding; it is basically
psychological and should convey an understanding of humanity.
When this type of training is given, we shall develop men and
women who are both civilized and cultured and who will also
possess the capacity to move forward (as life unfolds) into that
world of meaning which underlies the world of outer phenomena
and who will begin to view human happenings in terms of the
deeper spiritual and universal values....Thus a much needed
alteration of humanity's aims from our present competitive and
materialistic objectives into those that will more fully express
the Golden Rule will come about, and right relations between
individuals, groups, parties, nations and throughout the entire
international world will be established.
Problems of
Humanity p. 53
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"In the final analysis...
the main function of education is to make children happy, fulfilled,
universal human beings." -- Robert Muller
 www.unol.org/rms/index.html
Excerpt from an article on the website of the
Robert Muller School
by Catherine K. Clark, Ph.D.
Dr. Robert Muller,
former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Chancellor of the
University for Peace in Costa Rica, has developed The World Core
Curriculum which prepares students to be cooperative planetary
citizens. This curriculum has as its basic platform the value of
the individual and his/her unique place in the One Humanity. Thus
students are empowered to be aware of themselves as "cosmic
units", and one with the whole of humankind. Such a basis for
learning is very much in alignment with the growing
interdependency which characterizes our present world. In spite of
ourselves we have become a "global village", and we are
inextricably interconnected in all dimensions.
The World Core Curriculum addresses this fact
in a very dynamic way. It was an outgrowth of Dr. Muller's
experience and service at the United Nations, and thus brings with
it this needed global matrix. The Curriculum reflects this
universality of life in the concept of The Four Harmonies on
which Dr. Muller bases his system. They include:
1) Our Planetary Home and Place in the Universe--which
deals with our planet earth and its relation to the universe. It
encompasses the concept of the infinitely large to the infinitely
small and shows a clear inter-relatedness of all parts to the
whole. This includes the universe, stars, outer space, and the
entire biosphere. It embraces the world of microbiology and
genetics, and includes the area of nuclear physics. This expansive
body of planetary knowledge is essential to enlighten
self-interest, and to teach children about the international
cooperation which is needed for responsible world citizenship.
2) Our Human Family--deals with the various human
groups, and teaches the student the beauty and meaning of
diversity. Throughout this diversity is seen an underlying sense
of oneness, and a thread which unites all people. Here is laid the
foundation which leads to an understanding of peace and goodwill
for all who inhabit this planet.
3) Our Place In Time--reveals our vast evolutionary
development. We must embrace the past as that from which we have
learned to deal with the present, and recognize the vision which
is needed to build the future. Gaining such a perspective,
students see the continuum of life.
4) The Miracle of Individual Human Life--brings to
education the idea of the uniqueness of the individual, the
miracle of life, and true human fulfillment in our planetary
experience. It brings to the individual transforming joy of being
a part of the human kingdom which is the most ingenious and
creative of all earth's kingdoms, but at the same time, the
greatest opportunity to be "right servers of the planet and
the universe".
The World Core Curriculum offers a synthesis of
complex knowledge which has accumulated over the last few decades.
The United Nations is a great repository of information which can
serve as a great resource for educators who seek to prepare their
students to be cooperative world citizens. This knowledge is
virtually at our fingertips, in as much as the needed information
is found at the various agencies of the United Nations.
Our greatest effort at this time is to work
constantly towards right human relations, because such is the
ground upon which a new world can emerge. A revolution in
education is needed for a suitable model on which to build a new
education. The World Core Curriculum is a positive and powerful
model for this effort, because it is universal in its scope, and
provides each student with a dynamic sense of belonging and
responsibility in the realization of the one humanity. This
realization is the ultimate goal of our journey here in the earth,
and it is for our children that we must provide this, for they are
our ultimate investment.
"A revolution in
education is needed for a suitable model on which to build a new
education." Catherine Clark Ph.D.
To read the
complete article go to:
http://www.unol.org/rms/ccl.html
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 "In
the sphere of international relations... a sense of greater or
shared responsibility is particularly needed. Today, when the
world is becoming increasingly interdependent, the dangers of
irresponsible behavior have dramatically increased. Unless we
realize that now we are part of one big, human family, we cannot
hope to bring about peace and happiness."
The Dalai Lama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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"I dream that all children of the world will be linked
together in a common understanding of Mother Earth and all gifts of
life."
-- Jake Swamp, Chief Mohawk Nation
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