Once they understand that, children usually have great respect for the importance of preserving a habitat. Using textbooks has done a terrible disservice to education in this country because we don't use them well. They can be used as resources but not the primary source of information. We reach out to school districts in Newark, Passaic and Hudson counties to improve mathematics, science and technology education for students in grades K-12. We want to create an atmosphere of systemic change so the entire system can grow and develop in positive directions.
Students respect a teacher's firsthand experience more than any other kind of knowledge.
I hope to expand on the trips we offer teachers by developing funding to support them in this kind of travel.