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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Matt_3.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;" />Now that I have almost completed the Au Sable Environmental Education Internship, I have an opportunity to reflect on the way my perceptions of kids and teaching have changed over the last six weeks. I have found that while it is important to teach children facts and concepts, it is equally necessary to teach them to be interested in these facts and concepts. This has required learning what kids are interested in these days and how to make things that aren&rsquo;t interesting become interesting.</p>
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	The problem is not everything they should know will be of interest to them.&nbsp; And therein lies the teacher&rsquo;s predicament.&nbsp; Determining what is necessary for the students to learn, and what methods will result in the greatest learning potential. In my short time teaching, I have found that environmental education with its emphasis on experiential learning is an extremely beneficial teaching practice.</p>
