Friday, February 6, 2009

Elephants and Ivory Soap

Save the Elephants - Don't Buy Ivory Soap: Burdening Kids With Issue They Can't Understand Creates Confusion, Not Future Environmentalists

In this Newsweek article, Katie Johnson Slivovsky gives great examples of how poor quality environmental education can do more harm than good. Educators must remember the cognitive abilities of the age group they are teaching. Sometimes it's better to leave the lesson plan behind and just spend some quality time outside. Click here to read the article.

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