Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-2009
Abstract
I want to begin by recognizing that the ideas I will address here may not be recognizable to most, but they are critical to all. I am aware of a long history of people who were persecuted, murdered, dismissed, or ignored because their declarations were not convenient to the power' structures of their day. Galileo was put in jail because his ideas were threatening to the status quo. His integrity required that he be an honest scientist despite the consequences and he would not be silent. I don't claim to be a Galileo, but I would say that a world centered on capitalism and greed is a lower expression of our human potential than a world centered on honesty and humanity, accompanied by a profound respect for the environment.
Copyright Statement
This document was originally published in the Proceedings of the 2009 International Symposium on Applied English Teaching by the Department of Applied English, I-Shou University. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Publication Information
Bahruth, Roberto E.. (2009). "Humanizing Education in an Age of Apathy and Greed". Proceedings of the 2009 International Symposium on Applied English Teaching by the Department of Applied English, .