Environmental EducationWhen formulating a curriculum, teachers must determine three types of objectives: facts, skills, and appreciation for something. The “appreciation for” goal is one that an environmentalist class emphasizes. Environmental courses emphasize the importance of conserving the Earth by creating environmental responsibility, evokes morality. In conservation, we have to decide what is important and what actions we want to take to preserve what we think is important. This is why it is crucial for teachers to decide what needs to be included in an environmental curriculum to create sensitivity and teach ethical issues. Teachers must teach the three points of view that can be taken on the environment. Once taught, these ideas must be explained according to the logic behind the ideas; it is necessary that the students themselves are shown realistic examples and feel connected to the environment. In this way, the teacher helps the student to form the environmental morality necessary to form an opinion on issues that concern the Earth. The first part of the curriculum that must be established is a clear definition of each point of view. Anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and egocentrism must be clearly defined to provide students with the foundation to make an informed decision about which paradigm to adopt. Anthropocentrism is defined as “a worldview that considers human beings to be the most important factor and value in the Universe” (Anthropocentrism). Students need to clearly understand how this definition extends to worldview; therefore, more than a definition, they need to know what details make up this vision. They need to know that anthropocentrism is primarily a mechanism... medium of paper... sustainable and environmentally sensitive. Works Cited • “Could Coccolithophores Save Earth from Global Warming?” http:/ /www.dofollownet.com. Np, nd Web. May 15, 2010. .• “Anthropocentrism.” nd Web. May 15, 2010. .• Factor, Lance. "Environmental ethics". and the Earth." Ethics of the Ecosphere. Np, nd Web. 15 May 2010. .