David Sobel quotes:
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Exploration of the natural world begins in early childhood, flourishes in middle childhood, and continues in adolescence as a pleasure and a source of strength for social action.
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We tiptoed the tops of beaver dams, hopped hummocks, went wading, looked at spring flowers, tried to catcha snake, got lost and found. How fine it was to move at a meandery, child's pace.
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Wet sneakers and muddy clothes are prerequisites for understanding the water cycle.
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The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth.
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If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.
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What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it, before being asked to heal its wounds.
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