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"Teach Your Children Well" by Katheryn Krupa

2/7/2016

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As an environmentalist, one of the most disturbing trends I am seeing is the widespread destruction of animals and animal habitat all around the world.  In just 300 years, our planet has been transformed - and not in a good way for earth's animals!  I'm sure everyone has heard about the steady burning down of the Amazon Rainforest.  Yet habitat destruction takes place in America too.  Gone are the tall grass prairies of the American midwest and the ancient old growth forests that covered America.  Habitat is fragmented with each new subdivision and city.  As alarming as this is, loss of habitat is only a small part of the picture.  There is also the impact of climate change, the explosion of our human population, and the widespread extinction of earth's diverse plants and animals.  So what? Who cares?  I strongly believe that it is our job to educate our families and children about the importance of every creature in a food chain - to introduce them to nature, plants, flowers, insects, reptiles - and teach them the beauty and fragility of every living thing.  It should never be "what's in it for me" rather "how can I help and give back to the earth"?

As an educator of young children, I regularly teach units on animals, trees, food chains, ecology - not just for earth day.  We investigate habitat loss, are animals endangered by melting polar regions and warming seas, what happens when animals are hunted for ivory or fur, how important is each animal to the food web?  We think about and brainstorm what we can do to make a difference. Simple actions like turning out the lights, using less plastic, or planting milkweed plants for migrating monarchs can help!  I invite you to examine the impact you are making on our earth and investigate how you can make a difference.  Then teach your children.  They are the ones who will inherit this fragile earth.
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