Not so long ago I had a vision of everyone sitting and meditating and having meditation at schools as a subject and as a practice before other lessons too. I'm sure, this is not only my vision of future! Check this out:
Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century:
Educators, Scientists and Contemplatives
Dialogue on Cultivating a Healthy Mind, Brain and Heart
with His Holiness The Dalai Lama
"How can our educational system evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century? How will we educate people to be compassionate, competent, ethical, and engaged citizens in an increasingly complex and interconnected world?
The urgent challenges of a globalized and interdependent world demand a new vision of world citizenship that is not confined to national boundaries, but encompasses moral and ethical responsibilities to all humanity. People coming of age in the 21st century will need to manifest unprecedented levels of intercultural cooperation, mutual moral concern, creativity, and skill in effectively addressing the challenges of the new century. An education that will prepare children to become compassionate and competent world citizens cannot be measured only in terms of cognitive skills and knowledge, but must address the wider aspects of child and adolescent development such as social and emotional skills, moral values, and embodied virtues that promote both personal and societal health, well-being, and caring."
For more info, please visit this site:
http://www.mindandlife.org/conf09.washington.html
