Materials that come out of the Office of Education in Washington are not geared toward lower grade levels. We can't use the material because the children don't know what the words mean. The scientists who prepare the information are brilliant, but they don't know a thing about curriculum. My wife helped bridge that gap. I'm going to volunteer at the Department of Environmental Protection teaching fly-casting and fly tying.
All life is sacred and nothing lives for no reason.
The concept of interdependence is universal.