The use of this thinking strategy has, she has observed, deepened and
enriched her students’ understanding of various wholes that they study –
from whole cells to whole ecosystems. Other teachers have found the same
result when they apply this to wholes like stories and novels, governments,
geometrical structures, and even sentences in grammar. She is now
convinced that she can broaden the range of the skillful thinking they can do
by also teaching them a strategy for skillful decision making, and that when
she does this if she makes the content focus energy sources this will
similarly deepen and enrich their understanding not only of energy sources
but will help them to become aware of the energy crisis we face and its
ramifications in the world in which they live.