Thinking in GIS

In Italy, recently, a new law is being discussed and if approved it will substantially reduce the hours Geography is taught in schools. My blog, together with other Italian mayor GIS related blogs, is going to support this petition by AIIG, Associazione Italiana Insegnanti Geografia (Geographic Teachers Italian Association):

SCHOOLS WITHOUT GEOGRAPHY Doing geography at school means educating citizens of Italy and the world to be aware, independent, critical and responsible, to know how to live their lives within their environment, and how to change it in a creative and sustainable way, with an eye to the future. In the new curricula envisaged for high schools and technical and professionals schools, geography as a subject is destined to be heavily penalised or to disappear entirely. We the undersigned believe that to deprive ourselves of the knowledge systems supplied by geography, in a society that is increasingly globalised and complex, means depriving students of knowledge that are absolutely essential if they are to face the challenges of the world.

Here is a list with the other Italian blogs that are going to support this petition.

The title of this post is based on a quote of John Dewey.