What Is Education For?

"What is Education For?" truly opened my eyes to the responsibility we have to take care of the earth. This is the best reading selection I have read in the class so far. David Orr makes some very good points that I have never thought about before. Orr says that the most educated people are the ones destroying our country and not taking notice or doing anything with their education to stop it. Every discovery or invention comes with a price for the well being of our earth that is not always taken into account. My favorite part from the article is, "The plain fact is that the planet does not need more 'successful' people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restores, storytellers, and lovers of every shape and form"(4). This article is telling us to realize that every action we preform has a consequence on our surroundings. In all the education we obtain, there is never enough about how to preserve and help our planet. Ohio University and its students should come together to protect our environment and encourage the city of Athens do join.