| Environmental education needs to be incorporated | | | | into lessons in every subject. Quite obviously, |
| from a very early onset. After all, it is when we are | | | | environmental education can be incorporated into |
| young that we begin to form our world view and start | | | | different sciences, like geology, biology, etc. But it can |
| to form many of our habits. And everyone knows that | | | | also be incorporated into math, English, geography, |
| bad habits die hard! | | | | history, and other such subjects. |
| Environmental education should be taught even to our | | | | You can do math story problems about garbage, |
| youngest students. Even young children can begin to | | | | water, or land, etc. In English, you can read stories |
| understand how their individual actions can affect the | | | | about the environment, etc. In geography, you can |
| environment. Even young children can learn to take | | | | explain how polar ice caps are melting or how cultures |
| personal responsibility for the preservation and | | | | are changing because of the changing environment. In |
| restoration of our environment. | | | | history, you can talk about how much the environment |
| This does not mean that you need to involve young | | | | has affected humans over the years and how much |
| children in an in depth discussion about global warming | | | | we have affected it. Mention environmental laws, etc. |
| and how the emissions of our cars contribute to it. | | | | Even if you do not incorporate environmental |
| After all, these kids do not even know how to drive | | | | education into your day to day learning, you can still |
| these carbon dioxide-releasing vehicles! | | | | have one or two special environmental education days |
| But, even the youngest kids can learn how to turn off | | | | throughout the year. Invite a forest ranger or a |
| the water while brushing their teeth. Even the youngest | | | | conservationalist, etc. to come speak to your class. |
| kids can learn to pick up litter that they might have | | | | Bring out coloring books on the cycle of water and |
| dropped, and even to pick up other litter. Even the | | | | why we must conserve it. Watch the animated film |
| youngest kids can learn to appreciate and protect the | | | | "Fern Gully!" Learn about extinct animals. Learn about |
| environment more fully, because of a little | | | | endangered animals. |
| environmental education. | | | | If you are not happy with how the environment is right |
| Any teacher can incorporate environmental education | | | | now, do something about it! Incorporate environmental |
| into his or her plan. If you teach at a school that does | | | | education into the classroom at a very early age! You |
| not have an environmental education program, that | | | | may feel like you are simply passing on the problem to |
| does necessarily mean that you can not incorporate | | | | a younger generation, but this younger generation can |
| some basic lessons. | | | | help solve the problem if they are given the tools at an |
| In truth, environmental education can be incorporated | | | | early age. |