Author Rebecca Austin believes schools are separated from children's personal lives because they are largely enclosed environments and in each chapter she offers ways to make children's experiences outside school relevant to learning. Ideas include bringing movement into the classroom and using the built environment to generate musical composition as a way for children to respond to their local environment creatively.
The chapter on using an inner-city environment to aid teaching was particularly interesting, as it takes into account the challenges children and teachers face in these areas. Real-life examples are also encouraged, such as the use of local maps and photographs to teach about scale in mathematics.
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