Between the People and the Government there is a Huge Ethical Gap
by Elizabeth Sawin
— April 1, 2003 —
“Why aren’t they using their words?” a seven-year-old asked her mother today. She was talking about the U.S. bombing of Iraq.”
So begins Talking with Children about War – an article sent home from my daughter’s school.
The little girl’s question is a good one. But I didn’t find the answer in Talking with Children about [...]
We Are Vulnerable but not Powerless
by Elizabeth Sawin
— December 2, 2002 —
A Czech friend of mine sent an email during the recent NATO summit as American fighter jets stood by and riot police filled the streets of Prague. “Sometimes,” she wrote, “I feel as though the world has gone mad.” Her words spoke my own thoughts so clearly it was as though I was reading [...]
Healthy Systems Need Good Feedback
by Elizabeth Sawin
— June 2, 2002 —
Friends of mine tell me that their daughter will only eat meat if she knows the name of the animal that died to produce it. She’ll eat the pork roast from pigs grown on our farm — but not the anonymous bacon offered up in the college dining hall. Adherence to this one guideline [...]
Economics for Four-Year-Olds
by Elizabeth Sawin
— March 31, 2002 —
My four-year-old daughter spent the afternoon at a local science museum the other day, exploring an exhibit on biodiversity. She returned home full of determination, found pencil and paper, and composed a letter. Now she distributes copies to friends and strangers alike. The letter begins:
From Jenna to the world.
Please stop making all this pollution. [...]
Taking on the Erosive Cycle of Money and Political Power
by Elizabeth R. Sawin
— February 4, 2002 —
Every day I try to protect my children from problems I didn’t create and cannot solve alone. I spread creams on their skin to shield them from the UV radiation that sneaks in through our thinned ozone layer. I try to feed them food free of pesticides and hormones, but I know their [...]
