Learning is part of everyday life. We can no longer afford this industrial age consumer illusion. In an integrated learning community, the industrial model school has given way to a rediscovery of a learning model relevant to the Information Age. Learning is part of VillageQuest life, with every adult a care giver, with learning intrinsic in every work and living experience. E.F. Schumacher outlined a model for our western economy based on Gandhi's philosophy of living from a sense of personal responsibility.
Work is woven into the fabric of daily life in the village and is shared by people of all ages.
This scale is vital for healthy relationships, healthy living. In Bali, people invest time and energy to carry and nurture children. Children do not cry in Bali, they do not need to. In Bali, individuals take personal responsibility to maintain the balance of the universe. In Bali, people CAN invest time and energy in their children because they do not have the financial pressures we have in the western world.