Before starting the class I was not sure what environmental education was really going to be about. But after the first class I think I’m starting to understand the idea behind It. to put it simply, it is about how the environment teaches people lessons that are not strictly being forced upon someone. This is not strictly tied to a natural environment such as forests, creeks, mountains etc., but also the environment in which we live. We can learn many things about ourselves and the world around us just by observing the space around us. we have been instructed to find a place close to home that we can fist on a daily/weekly biases. I have chosen a small little park near my home where there are a few trees, a big field that has a small walking trail that runs through it.
On my first day I didn’t notice to much, I watched as the trees dance in the wind while small animals such as prairie chicken pecked the ground looking for bugs. I cant say I have learned anything new in the past few days that I have sat their but I’m sure given more time and classes I will start looking for things I wasn’t before