3 Summary of Unit 7

In this unit, you explored the importance of traditional knowledge and observation of nature for building a way of thinking about nature and sustainability that is informed by experiential learning, resilience, and is local yet universal at the same time. An important quality to have for learning the content in this unit is humility, as nature and traditional societies offer us a simple way of interacting with our environment that is already there and has been there for centuries. It should be recognised that the role of humans today may be to observe, interact and pay respect.

You also considered the importance of traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom (TEKW) in sustainable pedagogies and explored how permaculture principles help to provide sustainability as they are guided by the way nature functions. You have also developed ideas for incorporating traditional methods such as rituals and storytelling into your own sustainable pedagogies practice.

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