Editor's Note: What happens when the line between school and real life gets blurred? From an elder's stirring Street School to one nation's policy that makes education more relevant to life, these voices speak to the interdisciplinary nature of our times. --Daniela

"You never know who your teacher is going to be." John Malloy's deep connection to the earth infuses each moment with raw, soul-stirring learning, from juvenille hall to Street School to 500-mile Native American Spirit Runs.

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Finland's innovative education system takes interdisciplinary learning to a whole new level.

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In an age of rapid change, Jean Houston offers tools to teach students how to swim with the ever-evolving tides of our modern day.

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Be The Change Idea

Link each lesson today to a real life example, or ask students how they can apply it in daily life.