Nature-deficit Disorder Describes The Human Costs Of

We Cannot Protect Something We Do Not Love, We Cannot Love What We Do Not Know, And We Cannot Know What We Do Not See. Or Hear. Or Sense.

Environment-based Education Produces Student Gains In Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, And Math; Improves Standardized Test Scores And Grade-point Averages; And Develops Skills In Problem-solving, Critical Thinking, And Decision-making.

Children Who Played Outside Every Day, Regrdless Of Weather, Had Better Motor Coordination And More Ability To Concentrate.

Progress Does Not Have To Be Patented To Be Worthwhile. Progress Can Also Be Measured By Our Interactions With Nature And Its Preservation. Can We Teach Children To Look At A Flower And See All The Things It Represents: Beauty, The Health Of An Ecosystem, And The Potential For Healing?

The Real Cultural War Is Between The Culture Of Narcissism And What Might Be Called The Culture Of Renewal.