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Interesting set of comments. Nothing is that simple. Every product may have its downside. Where is the balanced argument?

Two years ago Harris student commissioners were given the quest of finding out how to make learning at Harris the best it could be. We were asked to become 'leaders of learning'. This meant discovering new ways of learning from experts - in our schools, across the UK and from around the world. As leaders of learning we have worked for all students at Harris so that learning can be improved for every single one of them

In El Alto, Saturnina and Felipa learned to knit and weave. Job after job, both received low pay, late pay or no pay at all. At one point, Saturnina's boss was paying her $4 per clothing article which he would then sell in Germany for $70. Saturnina and Felipa grew tired of seeing themselves and other rural migrants exploited. So in 2000 they founded a women's collective called the Integral Association of Kullakas (IAK). 'Kullakas' means 'sisters' in the Aymara language. They used this word to symbolize their interdependence with the Aymara and with the world. Says Saturnina: 'We decided that we needed to help each other.' Nine years later, the collective - of which Saturnina is President - continues to teach handicraft and farming skills. Saturnina's living room is where women come to be trained. The room displays colourful scarves, hats and dolls made by hand, often entirely out of the fleece of the alpaca - similar to the llama - which is warmer and softer than sheep's wool. Fifty per cent of the price of each product goes to the woman who made it, while the rest goes to communal living costs or to buy new materials. The Kullakas are constantly on the lookout for markets so that they can pay women as quickly as possible.

Does what it says on the tin Interesting study of water used to make coffee and the effect of importing coffe inot the Netherlands. UN backed site

Eco-explorer has been designed to be a fun and informative introduction to sustainable or eco-friendly living. It has been specifically designed for use in primary schools for Key Stage 2 pupils, although many of the pages and activities could be used by children at home.

We are a long way from understanding how to create a resilient world. Nevertheless, it is possible to offer some visions for what a resilient world might look like.

a western insightful view of ordinary beauty and how it relates to impermanence, painfulness and insubstantiality

Dec 1st speech , worth a read. Look out for promises in New Year. Strange how short memories are about changes brought in by Tatcher Gov't based on National Curriculum advocated by Callaghan!

Hidden away here is the brochure for the Green Gown Awards 2010

Rethinking… almost everything: The Global Village Construction Set Ken Webster's blog about GVCS from openformtech.org

Teacher Training Resource Bank. This is the new (Sept 2006?) briefing document on Education for Sustainable Development that has been prepared for the TDA. "Seminal background paper on ESD"

The Sustainable Schools area of TeacherNet is designed to support schools on their journey to sustainability, introducing the principles of sustainable development and offering guidance on how to embed these principles into the heart of school life. The DCSF has been working with partners to provide core materials to help embed sustainable development into all areas of school life. \nThe site provides useful information for all sectors of the school community, including the leadership team, teachers and parents, and offers a number of excellent online and downloadable tools to help schools identify the best route to becoming more sustainable.

Excellent informative slide show about the potential for reducing atmospheric CO2 by increasing Soil Carbon

Trying to gather viewpoints using a wishwall Fancy putting something on?

"Becoming a Teacher Educator: Guidelines for the induction of newly appointed lecturers in Initial Teacher Education"

"This resource includes teacher-authors' individual or group units, modified by curriculum inquiry and peer review, and provides many links to resources. "

What a great resource for Primary teachers. Thanks for findong it