


Skimping On Education Won’t Pay Off
In the News: “Two-thirds of the young people in court [charged over the August riots in England] were classed as having some form of special educational need, compared to 21% for the national average. More than a third of young people who were involved in the riots had been excluded from school during 2009-10 – this compares with Department for Education records showing 6% exclusions for all Year…” (Source: BBC) The situation in the U.S. is not much better. The consequences of saving on education are already being felt. The latest crisis is proving that those who stop investing in education may lose everything. The new, global education is necessary for everybody, regardless of age, gender, and occupation – to learn about the new world, new social conditions, and the need for mutual responsibility among all members of society. Otherwise, we can lose everything! Global (integrative) education implies studying the laws of nature, the laws of homeostasis, balance, and harmony. We need to explain and demonstrate to children and adults that we are all inter-connected, governed by the Law of Nature, and have to act accordingly. To be a single organism, one whole, means to consider and accommodate each others’ interests. Otherwise, we will be receiving Nature’s blows until we finally realize that we have no choice but to unite. These lessons will force us to renounce our egoism; we will be willing to do anything to avoid suffering. But it could be achieved by a conscious choice, in joyful cooperation, if we accept and apply the principles of mutual responsibility to our lives. Two Simple Steps We need to come...