Expanding our Worldview of Nature Education: An Imperative for Our Times

Keynote Speaker, 2017 NYSOEA Annual Conference

This year’s conference theme was “Watershed Moments: Connecting to Our Natural World”. What is a watershed moment?

After a bit of research, I determined that it is the moment where the watershed begins. At the top of the watershed is a divide between two watersheds. Poetically, this is a moment of choice; it’s the moment to ask which watershed do I go down? For once I make the choice, I will forever be cascading down a specific paradigm, with specific values, consequences and possibilities.

So let’s bring ourselves up to the watershed moment, a moment of consciousness, of choice. Let’s go to the top of the watershed and ask What is nature? and What is the purpose of nature education?

Watch the full Keynote here: