![]() Through the distinct sections ( Noticing, Perception, Defense Mechanisms, Systems, Attitudes, and Eyes Abroad and Ahead) the reader is shown that even individuals can inform themselves to better understand the impact they are having on the environment. ![]() Many of these lessons can easily be applied to other subjects, as they are foundations for general information literacy and critical thinking. Because money is as important as molecules in the environment, science is joined with politics, history, and psychology to provide the briefing needed to comprehend the 21st century.”Įyes Wide Open uses the extended metaphor of vision to show teens how what they are seeing about environmentalism might be skewed. Readers are shown how to really look at the information that is visible around them, and where to look for more reliable information. Not with isolated facts, but the principles driving attitudes and events, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Suddenly everything needs rethinking – suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. ![]() The downsides weren’t visible for centuries, but now they are. The result: a population and lifestyle never before seen. “Paul Fleischman offers teens an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting them. In this highly visual non-fiction text, Paul Fleischman details the different factors that impact the current discourse surrounding the environment. ![]() Eyes Wide Open serves as an environmentalist’s starter-kit. ![]()
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