THE ECOLOGICAL ETHICS OF LAUDATO SI', ITS PEDAGOGY AND DOABLE SOLUTIONS FOR A GREENER PHILIPPINES

• DOI: 10.37572/EdArt_2711230624

• Palavras-chave: Ecological Ethics, Ecological Education, Right-Relation, Effective Pedagogy, Doable Solution 

• Keywords: Ecological Ethics, Ecological Education, Right-Relation, Effective Pedagogy, Doable Solution 

• Abstract:

  Laudato Si', the first encyclical that addresses the environment, challenges us all to survive, thrive and let our generation in times of change “be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life” (LS #207). The Ecological Ethics of Laudato Si' echoes the biblical concept of justice — the Hebraic Covenant Theology, which refers to as Right-Relations in four directions: to God, to oneself, to our fellow human beings and to creation. Pope Francis calls us for this integral ecology to be “educators capable of developing an ethics of ecology, and helping people, through effective pedagogy” (LS #210). Responding to this call toward a Greener Philippines, this paper proposes to incorporate doable ways in making learning authentic based on some key ideas from the instructional principles of constructivist pedagogy and balances it with cognitive and affective approaches where experiential learning moves the student to sympathy, empathy and action. Seventy (70) environmental advocates are sought to identify the most doable among the suggested four solutions namely: Zero Carbon, Zero Waste, Sustainable Water and Sustainable Transportation, which will be integrated to student's experiential learning in any of the four areas, namely: at home, in school, in community and in the work place. The results of the survey suggest that most of the respondents prefer the Zero Waste solution to be applied in all four areas in order to survive and thrive for a Greener Philippines. 

   

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