Thanks for this, and I leave this comment with the greatest respect for your work...but as an educator, I worry that the more we say "nature," the more ingrained separation becomes for those who hear it, especially young kids. We are nature. It's not something separate. If we don't see ourselves as deeply entangled with all living things…
Thanks for this, and I leave this comment with the greatest respect for your work...but as an educator, I worry that the more we say "nature," the more ingrained separation becomes for those who hear it, especially young kids. We are nature. It's not something separate. If we don't see ourselves as deeply entangled with all living things on the planet, we'll never fully repair the broken relationships that have brought us to the brink. Some might say it's semantics, but the words matter. (In the schools I work with, one of the first things we do is make sure we have a coherent shared definition around "learning" and "success.") Anyway, just an observation that I would love to hear what others think about. With gratitude
Thanks for this, and I leave this comment with the greatest respect for your work...but as an educator, I worry that the more we say "nature," the more ingrained separation becomes for those who hear it, especially young kids. We are nature. It's not something separate. If we don't see ourselves as deeply entangled with all living things on the planet, we'll never fully repair the broken relationships that have brought us to the brink. Some might say it's semantics, but the words matter. (In the schools I work with, one of the first things we do is make sure we have a coherent shared definition around "learning" and "success.") Anyway, just an observation that I would love to hear what others think about. With gratitude