History of Education
Leading UK educationalist, Michael Barber poses further questions; How will people find security, which is a universal human need, in a world of short-term jobs and bewildering rapid change? How will the poorly equipped come to grips with the intricacies of modern life without knowing what makes 'life' tick? How can they plot and plan for life's future with no knowledge of its past, viewed through history? And if worthwhile employment is becoming something for the young at the expense of older - and there are talented, experienced people of forty-five who believe they may never work again - how will they occupy the rest of their lives? These are the needs that hopefully, a good grasp of knowledge, will satisfy as we strive for the answers.  

Awesome
At last we have begun to understand the problems of the global environment more clearly. We have identified the holes in the ozone layer, the destruction of the rain forests and the sensitive ecological 'seesaw'. We are spreading the word to alert the world's inhabitants of the dangers pending. These problems present a set of challenges more awesome than any in human history. In the past we have endured disease, famine and war, believing they were beyond the scope of human control. They were considered acts of God. But in the past fifty years a different view has formed. We now recognise that the solution to most of these problems lays fairly and squarely with the human race.  

Destiny
Any well-balanced and caring society is duty-bound to ensure its members are prepared for the monumental responsibility now faced. The current generation cannot pass the buck. It is our destiny to inherit a unique combination of unparalleled power and terrible responsibility. More than 75 years ago, the author of THE TIME MACHINE, H. G. Wells, wrote: 'Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe'. We must ensure that education ends up the winner.

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