At the Center of All Possibilities

At the Center of All Possibilities is built around a few fundamental questions: How can we best educate our children so that they have the skills, confidence, and knowledge to live lives of joy, fulfillment, and service to themselves, their communities, and the planet? What do our students need to know, what dispositions do they need to develop, and what social and emotional learning and support do they need so that they are able to respond to both the challenges and possibilities of a future they can't yet imagine? And how can we transform our current educational system into the system that will answer these questions? Doug Selwyn invited twenty educators and activists to respond to these fundamental questions in short essays or interviews. There has been no attempt to align them into a neat package: there are many points of view that we need to consider in our own unique circumstances, and there is value in gathering a range of thought and experience when considering how best to plan, and then to act. Moreover, the book urges us to begin planning and acting now for the education we want, rather than to put it off because of the crisis of the moment. One of the central responsibilities of a society to provide the best education we can to the next generation so that they can lead their best lives, and these are our children. We owe them the very best education we can offer so that all of them can realize themselves at the center of all possibilities.