Ecology - the science that studies human interaction with the surrounding natural environment.Man, as we know, it is an integral part of nature and intimately connected with it.The ancients were well aware that, they worshiped nature, it has been their main breadwinner.Today, this attitude may seem ridiculous.Since ancient times, passed millennium, humanity has leaped forward in terms of science and technology, but still has not learned to control the natural elements and not fully studied many of its events.Some modern scholars believe that human civilization is on the brink of destruction, and it will destroy itself by itself.Air pollution emissions of many toxic plants and factories, leading to an increase in cancer patients around the world, the melting of glaciers, leading to a global sea level rise, the reduction of the variety of wildlife as a result of destruction of many species of animals - whether it is the "beginning of the end"?Today, environmental concerns disturb mankind as never before, in many educational institutions along with natural history and geography children learn about the environment and the problems of environmental pollution, increasingly science-TV channels can be heard such a term as "environmental culture".
Ecological culture is a part of human culture and is expressed in human perception of itself as an integral part of the surrounding natural world.In recent years, increased interest of scientists and teachers to study the basic problems of ecological education of the younger generation.Today, school children are told not only that the "bad throw trash and kindle fires in the forest," ecological education involves the comprehensive development of students, formation of their humane attitude towards nature and people, are an integral part.The concepts of "ecological culture of the person" and "human ecological culture" are identical because they both represent the individual's attitude to the world around him.
not the last role in the environmental education of children playing family, as the first presentation of the Child on the world around him is not in school period, but much earlier.It is in pre-school age child gets the initial representation of the various life forms and first impressions of nature . Ecological culture of the child should be formed from early childhood.This can occur only under one condition: if adults do environmental education and have the opportunity to show your child the wonderful diversity of the world and help establish a relationship with him.Unfortunately, in our country, many families are not able to give the child an elementary education, to say nothing of the culture and its components.
great contribution to the development of environmental education of Russian children have known teachers Vasily Sukhomlinsky Nicholas Verzilin Anatoly Zakhlebnyi.In the 90 years of the 20th century by Russian educators and psychologists attempted to develop specific approaches to environmental education of the younger generation.The result of their success is the emergence of a large number of training programs: "Open yourself" E. Ryleeva, "We - Earthlings" A. Veresova, "Semitsvetik" SG and VI Ashikovyh and so. D.
TodayNo doubt the fact that the environmental culture is an integral part of the general education of the future generation.However, today in the field of education there are still many unresolved issues: what exactly and how to teach pupils about any problems that the child should learn early about any later, what should be the requirements for the preparation of the Environmental students, etc.
