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ironmental Education : Need of the Hour
Anindita Sarkar
Atish Krishanu Thus, through the help of education, an
individual gains collective wisdom of
Environmental concerns have been one of knowledge about environmental issues and
the dominant issues and challenges of 21st its management. It is very much essential
century where the growing needs of global to incorporate environmental studies in the
population increasingly press up against the school curriculum which will help to establish
limits of earth’s resources and ecosystem. In a connecting link between classroom learning
today’s era there has evolved the immediate and the real world. Such type of education will
need to conserve and protect these limited employ and enhance the critical thinking and
resources in order to meet the needs of our life skills among the students. The way we plan
future generations. Societies throughout the today for promoting environmental education
world establish education system in order to in school curriculum will have its effect on
develop citizens who will behave in desirable future quality of life. Effective and meaningful
ways. In this era of globalization it is very much environmental education is a challenge which we
essential to help social groups and individuals musttakeseriouslyifweandourfuturegenerations
to acquire more awareness and sensitivity are to enjoy the benefits of our natural heritage.
regarding environment and its allied problems. Major emphasis should be given upon scientific
To develop a set of values and feelings of methodologies of learning which will help to
concern for environment, it is very much evaluate and respond to environmental threats.
essential to acquire skills for identifying and Besides providing knowledge about the outside
solving environmental problems. environmental conservation programmes,
schools should adopt such methodologies and
innovative practices within the school premises
to inculcate among the students an awareness
regarding environmental issues.
For example management of solid waste is
becoming a major health and environmental
concern.There is no practice of storing the waste
in a scientific way. Citizens have to be educated
to keep domestic, trade and institutional bins
for storage of wastes at source and stop littering
on the streets. Waste management as part of
school curriculum can be incorporated in
the school practices. For this students can be
made aware of the risk of hazardous chemicals
which are released to the environment through
improper disposal through sanitary drains
or of solid wastes. A proper attitude can be
developed through the knowledge of the
fact that the onset of industrialization and
5000 people die every day as a result of drinking unclean water
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Anindita Sarkar
Atish Krishanu Thus, through the help of education, an
individual gains collective wisdom of
Environmental concerns have been one of knowledge about environmental issues and
the dominant issues and challenges of 21st its management. It is very much essential
century where the growing needs of global to incorporate environmental studies in the
population increasingly press up against the school curriculum which will help to establish
limits of earth’s resources and ecosystem. In a connecting link between classroom learning
today’s era there has evolved the immediate and the real world. Such type of education will
need to conserve and protect these limited employ and enhance the critical thinking and
resources in order to meet the needs of our life skills among the students. The way we plan
future generations. Societies throughout the today for promoting environmental education
world establish education system in order to in school curriculum will have its effect on
develop citizens who will behave in desirable future quality of life. Effective and meaningful
ways. In this era of globalization it is very much environmental education is a challenge which we
essential to help social groups and individuals musttakeseriouslyifweandourfuturegenerations
to acquire more awareness and sensitivity are to enjoy the benefits of our natural heritage.
regarding environment and its allied problems. Major emphasis should be given upon scientific
To develop a set of values and feelings of methodologies of learning which will help to
concern for environment, it is very much evaluate and respond to environmental threats.
essential to acquire skills for identifying and Besides providing knowledge about the outside
solving environmental problems. environmental conservation programmes,
schools should adopt such methodologies and
innovative practices within the school premises
to inculcate among the students an awareness
regarding environmental issues.
For example management of solid waste is
becoming a major health and environmental
concern.There is no practice of storing the waste
in a scientific way. Citizens have to be educated
to keep domestic, trade and institutional bins
for storage of wastes at source and stop littering
on the streets. Waste management as part of
school curriculum can be incorporated in
the school practices. For this students can be
made aware of the risk of hazardous chemicals
which are released to the environment through
improper disposal through sanitary drains
or of solid wastes. A proper attitude can be
developed through the knowledge of the
fact that the onset of industrialization and
5000 people die every day as a result of drinking unclean water
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