Abstract
In this chapter, we reflect on the past, consider the present and develop conversations of the future. Previous chapters emphasised that activities and experiences defined by traditional school “subjects” can be drawn upon to promote life-long learning and decision making in a sustainable way: “Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in their place so that you may understand … what they learn and the ways in which they understand it” (Soren Kierkegaard [1813–1855], cited in Breen, 2005, p. 4).
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Mcmullen, B., Fletcher, P. (2015). An Inquiry-Based Cross-Curriculum Approach. In: Taylor, N., Quinn, F., Eames, C. (eds) Educating for Sustainability in Primary Schools. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-046-8_13
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