Soccer Moms Are Natural History's Enemy, Says Prominent Biologist

Soccer Moms Are Natural History's Enemy, Says Prominent Biologist

In a candid conversation with an audience here at the Aspen Environment Forum, eminent biologist/naturalist EO Wilson said soccer moms are killing off bio-education because they don't let their children experience nature.

In what he calls the "soccer mom syndrome" Wilson said the worst thing a parent can do for a child is to take him or her to a botanical garden where all the trees are marked and labeled. Instead, "Go to the seashore and give them a pale and bucket. Let them experience nature...and then come back and ask questions," Wilson said, admittedly paraphrasing Rachel Carson's advice. Carson famously wrote the book "Silent Spring."

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