By 2050 projections have 80% of the roughly 10 billion people on earth living in urban regions. Global average temperatures are likely to be 2-3 degrees C above pre-industrial levels and extreme conditions may render swathes of the planet effectively uninhabitable. #UrbanWater scarcity will be rampant. Read Jay Famiglietti from 2019 on the troubling geography of global water scarcity:
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/spring-2019/a-map-of-the-future-of-water
"... if you don't grade firmly with strict deadlines, then how on earth will your students be prepared for THE REAL WORLD!?"
What I say: "that's a reasonable concern, that invites us to reflect on the several vital responsibilities we have as lecturers and, as importantly, mentors."
What I'm thinking: "it's not my job to crush the joy out of learning and pummel students into obedient drones for a vanishing world of Fordist industrial capitalism." #Ungrading #AnthropoceneEthics
Loren King