Earth Education by Van Matre
Earth Education by Van Matre"aims to help people improve upon their cognitive and affective relationship with the earth's natural communities and life support system, and begin crafting lifestyles that will lesson their impact upon those places and process on behalf of all the planet's passengers." (As stated on the back of the book) I agree with Van Matre's value-building techniques. By helping learners build on there values it enables them to feel joy, love kinship and reverence, and understanding of our relationship with the earth. Building upon my values has made me more aware of walking lighter on the earth. Instead of clarifying (discussing) my values it has allowed me to experience and build on my own values. "Avoiding naming and labeling" is a great way to help people understand the environment. From my own experience I have a really hard time remembering the names of plants. Instead of remembering the names of the plants, I remember everything else about them like the color the texture, the leaves and the bark. Van Matre quotes Alfred North Whiteman "When you name something, you tend to stop thinking about it." (171) Van Matre suggests children name things based on their own observations. For example: I didn't know t
But the boiling the live chicken bothered me because I was not accustomed to this kind of life style; I had never experienced it before. These seven steps really lay it all out for you. For example: My father has been hunting deer for as long as I can remember. I recently found out the name of the creek (Lake Creek). The time we have for our journey is limited. Hooker's and organizers are needed to get the children involved in the activities and organize it for future use of what they learned. This did not bother me to see a deer hanging by its feet or being cut up so that we could eat it. Hunting deer and gathering berries, sage, peppermint, licorice root has helped me see the connection between man and nature. If you do not have this figured out then you are not starting correctly. Teaching stories already has the touch of magic that Van Matre describes for adding touches. Van Matre states the affects of playing twenty questions is, "When playing twenty questions you only manage to get several people to process an incorrect response in order to get one person to process a good one to your question. "Providing a visual focal point" helps people learn. In my opinion I think that it is easier to learn by removing layers upon layers of what things really are. This whole design process does seem like a tough job but after reading this chapter it motivates me to finish school and do what I enjoy: teaching children how to appreciate the environment.
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