About Education For Peace
The purpose of this site is to discuss the nature of peace, the requirements for peace, and the way we as individuals and communities of people could create peace—inner peace, interpersonal peace, inter-group peace, global peace. You are most welcomed to join us in this task. We deeply appreciate your comments, questions, and suggestions. […]
Welcome to Education for Peace
Welcome to the Education for Peace (EFP) Blog! The wish for peace has always occupied a special place in the hearts and minds of people. However, humanity forever has lived in conditions of conflict and violence. And now it seems that many people have given up on the idea of peace and have concluded that […]
Making our schools even better!
What is the primary purpose of education? Is there a relationship between education and civilization? What is the main quality of a progressive civilization? Does your school reflect the main qualities of a civilized environment? What is the relationship between civilization and peace? What is the relationship between peace and education? Does your school offer […]
The Victims of Violence
Social conflicts have always been with humanity. But, they seem to be more frequent and destructive in our highly populated, diverse, and technologically advanced world. Consequently many people are suffering. These disasters cause emotional, interpersonal, and social problems. Among emotional problems are sadness, anger, fear, guilt, depression, and discontent. Some interpersonal difficulties caused by […]
Conflict and Unity
Image by Brad Montgomery We live in a conflicted world and quite often we experience conflict ourselves. In fact, conflict is so universally present that we take it for granted and consider conflict as an inevitable part of life. This approach to conflict has significant consequences; among them is the fact that by taking conflict […]