Give a dog a bone

I really was intrigued while reading David Sobel's article. Two quotes that really stuck with me were, "What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it before being asked to heal it's wounds" and the other quote was, "knowledge without love will not stick. But if love comes first, knowledge is sure to follow" by John Burroughs. I really liked these two quotes because they helped me think of what would be enticing to a learner and teacher. If people (whatever age) just get outdoors and explore what is around them they will start to value all the little things that make up the big picture. So I think being outdoors is the key factor to engaging kids and educators. It does suck that now with the economy that schools are cutting fields trips because those were the best perks of being in school. But since field trips are being taken away, teachers should not let that affect the children having the opportunity to go outside during class time. Teachers should take their kids around the school and explore whats near them. Educators should also have a lot of hands on activities for the children.

Now to reach adults and high schoolers EE should get those people by learning their interests and tying them in that way. It's all about playing to what people are interesting in. I like to think of it like giving a dog it's bone...... just give people their bones, but with EE involved. The media helps a lot in this arena