Back to NatureWhile I was walking t

Back to Nature
While I was walking through my neighborhood park recently, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was not alone in my desire to get out and see nature at its finest. The autumn season and its accompanying dropping of leaves had brought us city-dwellers out in droves.
In retrospect, I realize I really shouldn't have been as surprised as I was because nature has a way of attracting crowds. Even travel agents have understood and each year sees more and more 'eco-holidays' on sale for those wishing to 'reunite' themselves with the great outdoors. It is fact, too, that the world's zoos and aquariums attract more people annually than all professional events combined.
According to Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard ecologist, humans have an inner love of nature and an actual need to plunge themselves in it. Children are the greatest examples of what Wilson has termed 'biophilia' or love of life. Point out a butterfly or an anthill to almost any child and watch their eyes light up with interest and curiosity. Or, for that matter, just watch grown-ups as they stroll through the park on a lovely autumn day. Their relaxed expressions are enough to show that they are truly appreciative of their little, but beneficial, contact with nature.

It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.

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Back to NatureWhile I was walking through my neighborhood park recently, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was not alone in my desire to get out and see nature at its finest. The autumn season and its accompanying dropping of leaves had brought us city-dwellers out in droves.In retrospect, I realize I really shouldnt have been as surprised as I was because nature has a way of attracting crowds. Even travel agents have understood and each year sees more and more ' eco-holidays ' on sale for those wishing to ' reunite ' themselves with the great outdoors. It is fact, too, that the world's zoos and aquariums attract more people annually than all professional events combined.According to Edward o. Wilson, a Harvard ecologist, humans have an inner love of nature and an actual need to plunge themselves in it. Children are the greatest examples of what Wilson has termed ' biophilia ' or love of life. Point out a butterfly or an anthill to almost any child and watch their eyes light up with interest and curiosity. Or, for that matter, just watch grown-ups as they stroll through the park on a lovely autumn day. Their relaxed expressions are enough to show that they are truly appreciative of their little, but beneficial, contact with nature. It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remarkEducation is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are self-taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being self-taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.