Learning Wisdom

           Imagine a world where children everywhere attend school because they look forward to learning their daily lessons, where people rely on books to gain knowledge instead of Wikipedia, and where a college education in the liberal arts is considered a timely investment rather than a luxury. A post-carbon world will not only require lower dependence on energy resources and the growth of the global economy to foster independent prosperity, it will also cultivate education of all people as a step toward community development and wisdom. Since education is one of the most significant factors in changing culture and behavior, post-carbon education’s foundation will be environmental limits, and recognizing how those limits coincide with human life and aspirations. This type of knowledge must become the basis of the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and from rashness to wisdom and maturity.