The Power of Humane Education

Posted on January 27, 2012 by zoeweil

Image courtesy of soot+chalk via Creative Commons. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt from “The Power of Humane Education”: “It really doesn’t take much to ignite a passion for good among youth and [...]

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An Eighth-Grader’s Letter to Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook

Posted on January 20, 2012 by zoeweil

Image courtesy of ralphunden via Creative Commons. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt from “An Eighth-Grader’s Letter to Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook”: This past week, I taught a humane education course to an [...]

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iSweatshop? Listen to “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”

Posted on January 11, 2012 by zoeweil

Last weekend, I listened to Mike Daisey’s riveting monologue on the radio show This American Life about his trip to Shenzhen, China, to visit the factories where his electronics — specifically his Apple products — are made. I urge readers of this blog to listen to this episode, which includes not only Mike Daisey’s account, [...]

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My Lightbulb Moment: What We Do Matters

Posted on January 5, 2012 by zoeweil

For my blog post today, I wanted to share my Slant Series “lightbulb moment” story. Enjoy!   For a humane world, Zoe Weil, President, Institute for Humane Education Author of Most Good, Least Harm, Above All, Be Kind, and The Power and Promise of Humane Education My TEDx talk: “The World Becomes What You Teach“ [...]

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For Deconstructing Advertising “Jingles Every Day”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by zoeweil

Jodie Hittle presented a 7-minute TEDx “poem” that is hilarious, clever, entertaining, but most important of all, elucidating, and one of the most important tools humane educators can use in their efforts to help their students deconstruct advertising and gain some freedom from the insidious brainwashing that occurs through commercial messages which bombard us every [...]

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Making Choices About Charitable Giving

Posted on December 5, 2011 by zoeweil

A New York Times essay on giving asks where we should be spending our charitable dollars. While charitable giving increased a bit in 2010, according to Giving USA donations to organizations that address “basic human needs fell 6.6 percent.” While the author does not specify exactly where the giving has increased, she mentions that those [...]

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We Are All Potential Humane Educators

Posted on November 25, 2011 by zoeweil

Image courtesy of soozums via Creative Commons. As far as I know Anita Springer is not a teacher and doesn’t work in the field of education. But she is a humane educator, and in less than a minute, she made a lasting difference. She recounts the story of coming to the rescue of a snapping [...]

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Gratitude in New York

Posted on November 14, 2011 by zoeweil

Image courtesy of asterix611 via Creative Commons. I had quite a weekend in New York the weekend of October 29. Nine months ago, I had been invited to give a big talk in L.A. on the 29th of October, which happened to be my mother’s 80th birthday. I called her up to ask her how [...]

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Teaching for a Positive Future

Posted on November 9, 2011 by zoeweil

At the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) we’re in the midst of our 6-week online course, Teaching for a Positive Future. During the course, educators complete exercises every other day that help them to bring humane education issues to their students, at whatever level and in whatever venue they teach. They watch short films, explore [...]

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Don’t Wait for Supermen: Foster Solutionaries

Posted on November 2, 2011 by zoeweil

For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Common Dreams, a progressive news site. Here’s an excerpt from Don’t Wait for Supermen: Foster Solutionaries: “Three things happened this year in the world of education reform. The controversial documentary films Waiting for Superman and Race to Nowhere came out and became widely viewed [...]

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