Should our education be more globally focussed?
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About the video: ‘Should our education be more globally focussed?’
Dr. Muller highlights the need for educational curricula that reflect the modern understanding of our place in the Universe and explore in greater detail the entire spectrum of life on the planet. He explains how modernized curricula can and should be taught in schools today and ends by describing the profound effect such education can have on a child.
Total views: 2,030
Filmed: New York City, USA on 4 May 2004
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera - Nils Kenaston Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2004 Big Picture TV
About Robert Muller
Dr. Muller is a former Assistant Secretary General to three consecutive Secretaries General at the United Nations.
He is currently the Chancellor Emeritus of the Peace University, Costa Rica.
In 2005, he was honored by the New York Open Center for his “Lifetime Dedication to World Peace and Global Education”.
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