From Paul Raskin [praskin@tellus.org]

Dear GTN Colleagues,

Many thanks to all who contributed to the uncommonly rich and provocative exchange on the Anthropocene. As you may know, the entire discussion is posted on the GTN site here . In addition, we have assembled a representative subset of comments into a public GTI Forum now on our homepage . Please spread the word.

Our next discussion will be “the pedagogy of transition,” a theme that I hope will inspire the educators among you to share your experiences with innovative teaching and curriculum development. Stephen Sterling’s opening essay, “Educating for the Future We Want,” will set the table. I’ll kick this off March 1.

On another front, I’d like to again draw your attention to the important new volume The New Systems Reader , co-edited by GTN stalwart Gus Speth. It assembles a diverse collection of perspectives on the contours of a better system, including contributions from several GTN colleagues (disclosure: I’m one of them). Speaking of pedagogy, a downloadable study guide helps make the Reader an invaluable teaching resource.


Onward,
Paul