D. The author lists a number of requirements for design programs to incorporate sustainability into the curriculum; what are they, and what is the educational challenge of doing this?
A move from delivering knowledge to students to a focus on getting students to "continually learn new skills and ... gain knowledge relevant to solve the problems they encounter." They must learn to not fear new knowledge, but to embrace it and let themselves be influenced by it.
It is difficult to change the nature of how and why things are done. And the consequence of pursuing goals that are more self-serving is that our problems are passed off to the next generations, who will be worse off than we are now.
There needs to be awareness, education, knowledge, and application. Educating students and faculty is only the beginning. Plus, just because students might be given the mental tools to gain new understand, they must want to internalize them. These first steps are much easier than the eventual application. For graduating seniors, can they continue the application of sustainability on a larger scale and will the "real world" positively respond? Change is hard.
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