From: Dr. H. Paul Shuch (n6tx_at_setileague.org)
Date: Wed Dec 17 2003 - 05:27:09 PST
Forwarded on behalf of OJ Lougheed:
Subject: Re: SETI public: Looking for alien life...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/12/15/MNGNV3NFRI1.DTL
"At last week's annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San
Francisco, NASA-sponsored scientists from many research institutions called
their search for life on other planets and their moons "a unifying theme''
for solar system exploration.
"Astrobiology is now the intellectual centerpiece of NASA's efforts in
space exploration," said Bruce M. Jakosky, professor of geology at the
University of Colorado, referring to the new field that integrates
astronomy with the study of life."
--- http://www.ties-edu.org/ties_MIL/MILpages/MILmain.htm and associated pages: "The fundamental principle in education is the correlation of all subjects and their centralisation in the cosmic plan." - Maria Montessori "in the 1940's... she became convinced that every child needs to be immersed in the story of the universe as the largest context for living life in an interdependent 'cosmic' world." (Some may remember this quote: "If Neanderthal Man was at 1, we are up to about 3. ... most people don't realize that the scale goes to one million.") The principle questions for graduate students in Radical Montessori Integrative Studies: "What are the radical roots of the Montessori vision? How do current scientific findings support and expand that vision? "What is a learning community and what capacities are evoked through participation? "In what ways can we bring a sense of community - local, regional and global - to the learning process? "How might cosmic education lead to systemic thinking, integrated learning and the creation of the new human as described by Maria Montessori? "What is humanity's next level of emergence?" --- Well? It's always interesting when Science catches up with the visionaries... An "Underground History of American Education" explains in detail why it has taken so long to do so little: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/underground/toc1.htm All this should be of interest to people, who should not only be searching for extra-terrestrial Intelligence. May the Search be Wise, (and include all children) O.J. Lougheed -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D. Executive Director, The SETI League, Inc. 433 Liberty Street, PO Box 555, Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA voice (201) 641-1770; fax (201) 641-1771; URL http://www.setileague.org email work: n6tx_at_setileague.org; home: drseti_at_cal.berkeley.edu "We Know We're Not Alone!"
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