My Favorite Part of Traveling

Posted on March 31, 2010 by zoeweil

I love traveling, even though I’m well aware of the carbon footprint I leave when I fly far from home. Traveling is one of my less-than-MOGO (most good) choices, although I do try to minimize my impact, stay in eco-friendly places, and take some comfort knowing that I am positively affecting those who rely on [...]

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Why Sometimes, Against All Sense, I Grow Food

Posted on March 29, 2010 by zoeweil

It’s bizarrely warm in Maine. The ice on our pond broke up a month early, and we haven’t had a snowstorm since January. The only remnants of snow and ice are deep in the woods. So on a 60-degree March day, I decided to work in the garden and prepare it for spring (I know [...]

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Important Article: “Texas Conservatives Win Vote on Textbook Standards”

Posted on March 26, 2010 by zoeweil

Please read this article and share your thoughts. Zoe Weil Author of Most Good, Least Harm Like my blog? Please share it with others, comment, and/or subscribe to the RSS feed.

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My Faith in Humanity Got a Boost Today

Posted on March 24, 2010 by zoeweil

This past weekend I watched two disturbing movies: Woody Allen’s Whatever Works and Shutter Island. Whatever Works was not meant to be disturbing, but in typical Woody Allen fashion, the protagonist raises persistent questions about humanity’s cruelty and destructiveness, and for some reason, this particular time, such rants left me less amused and more despondent. [...]

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Sir Ken Robinson on Why Education is Failing and a New Blueprint for NCLB

Posted on March 22, 2010 by zoeweil

This short interview with Sir Ken Robinson on why education is failing is quite thought-provoking and powerful. Meanwhile, the Obama administration has just issued its blueprint to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act. At the Institute for Humane Education, we believe that we need to reconsider the very purpose of schooling and educate a [...]

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New Year’s Resolution to Stop Complaining: Update #3

Posted on March 19, 2010 by zoeweil

Believe it or not my inner complainer was in full bloom during a nine-day vacation in Belize. Yes, when I was at my most privileged – getting to snorkel and scuba dive at a remote atoll – I was complaining (and not always to myself!). So much for my New Year’s resolution. And what was [...]

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Receiving

Posted on March 17, 2010 by zoeweil

Recently, I tried to help a friend who’s facing a crisis that includes financial challenges by sending a check to cover some of her unexpected, huge bills. She returned my check (along with a beautiful letter) because although the crisis is big, she couldn ’t accept the financial help. I found myself dejected. I totally [...]

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Apologizing for MOGO Choices

Posted on March 15, 2010 by zoeweil

Do you ever find yourself subtly (or not so subtly) apologizing for your out-of-the-mainstream-but-very-conscious MOGO (most good) choices because you want to put others at ease and diffuse any defensiveness or awkwardness? Do you struggle to reassure people that you’re really quite normal even though your ___________ choices (fill in the blank with lifestyle, food, [...]

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Humane Education as Entertainment

Posted on March 12, 2010 by zoeweil

I’m frustrated by my seeming inability to reach the numbers of people I’d like to reach with humane education. Twenty years ago, I began regularly visiting schools and colleges, giving humane education presentations on pressing global issues. Within a few years, I was reaching about 10,000 people a year. I co-founded the Institute for Humane [...]

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Newsweek Article: “Why We Must Fire Bad Teachers”

Posted on March 10, 2010 by zoeweil

My blog post today is simply to refer you to this thought-provoking article in Newsweek. Please post your thoughts, especially if you’re a teacher. ~Zoe Weil Author of The Power and Promise of Humane Education Like my blog? Please share it with others, comment, and/or subscribe to the RSS feed.

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