We are changing the world around us at an unprecedented pace, entering the uncharted waters of the future. Yet our K-12 education rarely focuses on questions of our survival as a species and our resilience in the face of looming challenges. Rather, most people see education as a path to individual success. But such thinking is outdated. As we are disrupting ecological niches on our planet and altering the works of our brain and body with new medications and biotechnology, for better or for worse