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This paper outlines the position that humans are basically adapted for life in the ocean of air but that they tend to be poorly educated about that world of sky and its physical and psychological impacts on their lives. Reasons for this lack of basic awareness are suggested and it is argued that educational systems should do more to include education about the sky and people in the basic curriculum. A working outline of a possible formal, interdisciplinary curriculum is included as is a schematic for a nonformal curriculum webbing strategy relative to the sky. The article also includes topical suggestions for sky-oriented adult programs.
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Charles E. Roth has been with the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Education Department for the past twenty years. He also currently serves as President of the Alliance for Environmental Education. Roth served on the steering committee of the 1981 For Spacious Skies Conference where this material was originally presented.
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Roth, C.E. Education for life in the sky. Environmentalist 1, 293–297 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277258
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277258