Connecting to Place in Education and Why It Matters

As our society has become increasingly global and digital, so has our educational system. Smart, thoughtful uses of technology can engage learners, enhance learning and boost academic achievement. Likewise, learning and thinking about global issues and learning from other cultures can broaden student perspectives and promote critical thinking and analytical skills. When education focuses too much on the global and the digital, however, opportunities for connection, direct knowledge about and understanding of the places in which students live can be lost. In a world where we are becoming more and more disconnected from our communities and the environment, this can have profound and negative consequences for students and our society. Students need to be in and learn from the places where they live, learning how to live in balance with nature and engage in their communities.

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