The development of critical thinking and decision making skills is emphasized and effectively taught in many EE curriculum materials. EE often fails to take advantage of lessons from nature, and instead preaches socially or politically correct lessons. D. EE does build on lessons from nature. Basic studies of sustainability, carrying capacity, and bio-diversity come from studying stable natural systems. Preaching about what to do or think is wrong, but good EE does not preach or tell people what to do.
EE is unabashedly devoted to activism and politics, rather than knowledge and understanding.
E. EE is all about knowledge and understanding. Developing knowledgeable, active citizens demands building skills, clarifying values, and teaching the art of good citizenship. The environment is connected to almost every other issue we face and today s students need to learn about environmental issues so they can have a reasoned say in their future. As our ability to gather information has grown we have a larger understanding of the impacts humans have on the environment. Pointing out these impacts does not make EE anti-human, it illustrates the fact that people and nature are not separate and that all things depend on one another.