5.5 Sustainability and Education

Sustainability and education is getting farther than I ever heard about before.  There are so many opportunities now available for our future leaders, ourselves and through so many different efforts.  Education from colleges, workshops on sustainability, different movements are all being put in place to make it easier for us to join and find out what is really going on.  If we are aware of the different opportunities available to get involved;  we will.  I like the fact that one site encouraged taking time off after high school to just work in the land, travel and become one of a culture that grows their own food.  We now hurry off to school after we're finish with high school and have no skills regarding working in the fields, or hands on to take care of ourselves and families.  We have lost our values at times and joined in with what we find easiest to do.  I find myself taking time out to now buy locally, save energy and share information that I have learned through this class alone.  I have been educated and what will I do now with it?  The fact that being educated is so important and different green opportunities are available through these education systems are great.  Charter schools, community living, non-violence, spirituality, working for our food instead of buying it from the store are all examples of what we can tap into.  We need to tap into our resources and allow others to tap into our resources and get educated.  By helping each other out we will learn in the process that we are really helping ourselves and our future generations.