At one point in life, I wanted to go into Environmental Education. I loved being outdoors, and thought maybe I could make a difference in the world.

I could combine lots of interests (science, photography, music) into presentations that might make someone think about the importance of Mother Earth.

Digging through some old poems, I found ‘Shell.’ I remember writing this during my college environmental ed phase.

I wanted the kids that I would be student teaching to understand the concept of “Look, but don’t take.”

I never did become an environmental ed teacher, but please feel free to share this poem. I still think it has a good message for kids.