IHE's Executive Director, Khalif Williams, has been a keynote and workshop speaker at the past two conferences of AERO (Alternative Education Resource Organization). Last summer Khalif spoke on the topic: Mending the Broken Mirror: Educating for Resiliency and Restoration.
Khalif focused on exploring the issue of what is education for and posited that the purpose of education shouldn't be just to prepare students for careers. Because of our grave global challenges, students must be on the forefront of solving complex, interconnected issues through their careers, volunteerism, and involvement in system-changing. Their education must be worthy of their imagination, talents, and intelligence and help them acquire the knowledge, tools, and motivation to be fully engaged, hopeful, and fulfilled citizens in the unfolding of a peaceful, sustainable and humane world for all.
You can see Parts 1 and 2 of Khalif's talk below:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Note, if you can't view the above, go to AERO's site to see Part 1 and Part 2.
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