This document discusses several quotes and questions related to promoting peace through nonviolence, education, and addressing root causes of conflict like poverty and hunger. It explores how individuals can work for peace in their own lives and communities, as well as reforms needed in education to help combat causes of violence. The final sections discuss views of adolescents, Montessori's view of children representing humanity's promise, and developing a proposal to address an issue regarding peace.
This document discusses several quotes and questions related to promoting peace through nonviolence, education, and addressing root causes of conflict like poverty and hunger. It explores how individuals can work for peace in their own lives and communities, as well as reforms needed in education to help combat causes of violence. The final sections discuss views of adolescents, Montessori's view of children representing humanity's promise, and developing a proposal to address an issue regarding peace.
This document discusses several quotes and questions related to promoting peace through nonviolence, education, and addressing root causes of conflict like poverty and hunger. It explores how individuals can work for peace in their own lives and communities, as well as reforms needed in education to help combat causes of violence. The final sections discuss views of adolescents, Montessori's view of children representing humanity's promise, and developing a proposal to address an issue regarding peace.
Peace cannot exist when there are no codified or uncodified laws
in which regulate human relationship. – Chouala 2. We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools. – Martin Luther King, Jr. 3. Peace education seeks to draw out from people their own best instincts to live more peacefully with others. It implies working from within, starting the transformation of society, beginning with each individual. – World Pulse 4. “Peace begins when the hungry are fed.” Do you believe in this statement? How can hunger and food scarcity stir conflict? 5. How can lessening of poverty decrease the amount of conflict in the world? How can you address diminishing poverty in your own community? 6. Mahatma Gandhi said: “You must be the change that you wish to see.” What personal reflection do you derive from this statement? If you desire to experience peace on earth, what must you do to promote it? Be specific in your answer. 7. What doable things can you do today to start this process of change? How can you encourage others to become active contributors of peace? 8. How does education or schools in general help to worsen the causes of violent conflict? What transformations or reforms should be infused into schools to healthily combat these present challenges? 9. Discuss the positive and negative comments you hear from teachers and parents about the adolescents today. What are the implications of this to peace education? 10. Maria Montessori once said: “The child is promise of mankind.” How do you understand this statement? How does this relate to peace and peace education? 11. Choose an issue or problem regarding peace. Sources can be an existing literature, readings and class discussions. Write a proposal on what course of action must be done to resolve it. 12. Do you agree with the statement, “Humans are innately good.”?