Ecologization of thE World outlook aS thE kEY purpoSE of Educational practicE
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2010, Vol 26, Issue 11
Abstract
It is obvious that the educational model to the XXI century is oriented at goals of Sustainable Development. This topic is becoming very trendy and urgent in and outside Lithuania. Recent correlation with nature carries a problematic character. D.Birnbacher proposes that “bearing in mind the increased people’s possibilities to influence the future of humankind and other conscious beings, responsibility for the future generations… is an incontrovertible duty” (Birnbacher, 1980). None of the environment protection laws could tackle problems of ecology as a huge part of a contemporary society produces a primitive ecologic culture and very often is completely illiterate. Therefore, the tasks of primary ecology education are to foster ecologic pupils’ culture and raise their ecologic consciousness because the past and present life offers a great number of lessons in ecology including ecology catastrophes, anthropogenesis impact on nature (20th century), etc. Moral responsibility for natural (environment) preservation is relevant as never before today. Hence, the ecologization of the world outlook of society is also crucial. The achievements of natural sciences are striking today. The Universe, stars, planets, substances and their structure (mega and micro world) are the objects of research. On the one part, everything is brilliant but on the other part, the man and created technologies behave cruelly and remorsefully towards both nature and human being. The inward world is getting poor, the needs of consumerism have grown into compulsion of spoliation (a pragmatic correlation with nature). The youth‘s behaviour changes. They frequently kill and torture animals, act aggressively and sadistically. We simply cannot live and think that apres moi le deluge. We must save the Earth which is our unique shelter for the future generations. Thus, we have to foster respect for everything around us since early childhood. Generally speaking, the ecologization of the world outlook is the key purpose of educational practice today. And finally – the ecologization of all education demands more attention in the 21st century.
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Vincentas Lamanauskas
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