WWWTW: Teaching philosophy. Nature stuff

This is a pretty difficult question for me to answer and maybe I am misinterpreting it. There's a lot "wrong" with the world such as human trafficking, poor prison rehabilitation, famine, disease, ect, so I'm going to try to pinpoint some underlying resolvable issue that, if resolved, might help alleviate some other issues.

I think that we've horribly underestimated the value of teaching our children philosophy, the value of nurturing that foundational knowledge, and the value of building communities that support/challenge that growth. If we had properly equipped students from an early age with the ability to critically/systemically build rational thoughts, as well as the ability to regularly practice introspection, I believe that we'd be able to solve many problems. We typically see people beginning to learn philosophy during early adulthood, but the problem with that is that usually by then we're already at odds with a lifetime of biases, learned behaviors, and communities built around dogma or particular beliefs. The support isn't there so the social momentum isn't as strong as it could be. I really do believe that shifts in social attitudes built around proper avenues of thought are enough to combat issues revolving around greed, sloth, or whatever. Tangentially, free thought is very important for this to even be possible, and I think that the exploitation of "big data" and targeted ads is the most egregious and discrete offender of free thought.

Since I have some more room to write I'll tackle a more specific issue.
I am very concerned about the damage we do to our environment. The loss of species and habitats is absolutely tragic. In the same vein, I think that we waste too much food, and we fail to use architectural design that is non-disruptive to the environment. If I remember correctly, Dr. K mentioned something about the positive effects of nature on the ego; I think that the trend of focusing architectural design around nature is fantastic not only for the sake of our planet, but for our mental well being. I see this trend becoming more popular, but I'm still concerned about how slowly it is being adapted in cities and suburbs.