Education creates awareness and awareness leads to knowledge. Education nowadays is incomplete without a proper awareness about the environment we live in. with the rise in environmental disasters it has become important to create awareness about the environment in order to minimize these hazards. Awareness about environment cannot be taught sitting back in classrooms. For real environmental education on spot teaching and practical lessons is necessary. For learning environment one should come out of the lectures of classrooms.
Today almost every school has introduced environmental education as a part of their studies. It is included as a main subject from early classes itself. It has become important to create awareness among children because they are considered as the upcoming generation on whom the fate of the environment depends. Environmental studies are all about environment issues and things which are hampering our environment. For this subject virtual teaching outside classrooms can help a great deal. Involvement of students and teachers in this subject is important. Students can learn about environment through life like examples which is provided in classrooms. Teachers too have a great role to play. They can give examples of extreme hot summers and too cold winters which have become common nowadays.
Global warming has become a global issue. All the major environmental disasters have become more frequent now. Environment education provides information to teaches, children, students and parents about the things that can be done in order to save our earth. Various precautionary measures are taught to the children who collectively can do a lot to protect our environment. Overcrowding in schools doesn’t helps in proper environmental education.
Classes in open air helps students realize the importance of this subject. Environment education, learning environment, classrooms, students, teachers, schools all forms a part of this vast subject. Learning becomes a success if true awareness is spread to protect the environment.