Sustainability can mean transforming, not adding to, education

Evidence

On the other hand, some use the concept of sustainability to mean a transformation to put environmental concerns at the center of a critical, participatory education. Sterling sees “sustainable education” as education that challenges the entire existing educational paradigm. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 251

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes ‘sustainable education’ (paradigm shift) from ‘education for sustainability’ (add-on marginal reform) — a precise terminology pair.
• XREF: connects to: Learning paths must engage students’ hearts, minds, and hands to end apathy — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1910; Environmental educators succeed by supporting existing curricula rather than adding new content — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 27; Environmental education works only as a balanced ingredient, not the whole dish. — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 73 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• The human-capital concept entails that education is a consumer good, not transformative experience #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 168
• Education is a struggle against nature that forms each new generation #complicates (0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2031