Should Environment Education be taught in Schools?

Question

Do you think Environment Education should be taught as a separate subject, perhaps a GCSE choice?

Or do you think it would be better if the Curriculum was changed so sciences concentrated more on environmental issues?

Answer 1

YES. the importance of environmental education..

1.a single molecule of CFC can form a million molecule of CFC by reacting with ozone. which causes hole... indeed causing cancer for people.

2.If a racer bike goes 100km it  takes oxygen for combustion which is equal to the amount with which a man can breath for a year.

like this i can give many examples.. it is the duty of the society to control this.. but none is aware of it.. so every school should take necessary actions.. from the childhood students should taught about the consequences.if this bad conditions prevails the earth's condition would be a ?.. so every school should take the necessary actions for our sake..

Answer 2

Change the curriculum a little so that science does mention environmental consequences of our actions...

If you start a dedicated "environmental education" class - to me, that's equal to starting a religion class.  

Face it:  Environmentalism has become equal to a religion to many people...and if you don't believe that, read a few hundred pages of Yahoo! Answers' "environment" section.  

While teaching actual consequences for actions, and instructing about recycling, reusing, and reducing consumption are good things - leave the whole personal feelings (not supported by data) out of that instruction.  Don't "personify" animals, trees, rocks, mountains, etc.  Don't preach to the students - teach the students.

Answer 3

I am 46 years old and I can remember in 6th grade we had a science fair that warned about the dangers of laundry soap and fertilizers in the water supply. I know look at the damage caused by both in the lower United States and the fish kill it has produced. Not to mention all the difference cancers that have occurred over the years.

Yes I think it should be taught. Not just as a science class but as a social studies class. It should be considered  good citizenship to look for ways to better the environment, not just for the present generation but those down the road.

I used to live in an area that had land donated to the town as a park. They have since developed the land and have destroyed the ecosystem there and it was a shame. It would have been nice to show my children and grandkids the animals and nature that I grew up with. Now they only see them at the zoo or in books. What a shame.

Answer 4

I'm sorta on the fence on this issue.... but i think it is important for the youth of our society to learn about enviromental sciences in order for them to be able to solve issues that arrise, afterall they hold the future of our world in their hands. It might be a good idea to alter the curriculum a little bit in order to make this possible.

Answer 5

In some primary schools in Ireland children are being made aware of environmental matters.  There is a government run programme called "green schools" which encourages schools to become more environmentally friendly and awards them for organising environmental projects such as litter days, planting trees that sort of thing.  This programme encourages children from a young age and having a "green flag" for their school is something that they are proud of.

This project is also encouraged in Secondary schools but not as much emphasis is placed by teachers on it.  Probably because what area does it fall under - who would encourage it?  Most teachers are assigned a specific subject, so who would encourage them to be more environmentally aware.

I think it's an excellent idea that both Primary school children and secondary school children are thought environmental science and made more aware of environmental problems that we encounter everyday.  It could be on the science curriculum up to 3rd year (12-15yr olds).  In ireland all children must take Science up to 3rd year, so that means if Environmental science or issues were on the curriculum then they would not have a choice in the matter, they would just have to learn.

And there is not harm in that!

Answer 6

In NZ and Australia children are exposed to enviromental studies as soon as they go to school through projects and planting rubbish recycling.theres also a project for schools to take part in enviroschools.link

http://www.nrc.govt.nz/For-Schools/Envir...

The UK need to catch up as the population  is so high.Brown will be better in this regard and the EU will make for and more laws regarding the enviroment.you can petion the govt or find a group/school  doing this already.'think globally/act locally'

Answer 7

No

Answer 8

I think Environment Education should be taught as a seperate subject in school because it is very important for students to learn about it. Most students do not understand how to keep their country clean or how to protect their country's environment from being polluted.

Answer 9

Yes I think they should teach environmental science or environmental studies in science classes.  We're dependent on our environment for survival, and yet we're constantly finding new ways to damage it (acid rain, hole in the ozone layer, ocean acidification, global warming, contaminated water and air, etc. etc.).  I think it's high time we started teaching kids about these issues so they'll be more conscious of their environment as adults.