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Publication: The Hechinger Report
Author: Lillian Mongeau
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Excerpt featuring Sarah Bodor:
"Many American schoolchildren get a chance to spend a few days in the woods in fifth or sixth grade, said Sarah Bodor, the director of policy for the ºÚÁÏ×¨Çø. But, as far as she knows, no other state is considering funding an outdoor school experience for all children.
Bodor said Oregon’s initiative is “really exciting.� She thinks schools need to give kids “a basic environmental literacy, a basic understanding of how earth systems and human systems interact, and how decisions individuals make will impact those systems.�
Bodor said the best environmental education programs teach kids “how to think critically about complex issues and much less about what to think.�
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