▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁resources ▁for ▁learning . ▁Thus , ▁place - based ▁education ▁prom otes ▁learning ▁that ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁local — the ▁unique ▁history , ▁environment , ▁culture , ▁economy , ▁literature , ▁and ▁art ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁place — that ▁is , ▁in ▁students ' ▁own ▁" place " ▁or ▁immediate ▁school yard , ▁neighborhood , ▁town ▁or ▁community . ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁ped ag ogy , ▁grade ▁school ▁students ▁often ▁lose ▁what ▁place - based ▁educ ators ▁call ▁their ▁" s ense ▁of ▁place " ▁through ▁foc using ▁too ▁quickly ▁or ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁national ▁or ▁global ▁issues . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁international ▁and ▁domestic ▁issues ▁are ▁peri pher al ▁to ▁place - based ▁education , ▁but ▁that ▁students ▁should ▁first ▁have ▁a ▁ground ing ▁in ▁the ▁history , ▁culture ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁of ▁their ▁surrounding ▁environment ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁bro ader ▁subjects . ▁ ▁Place - based ▁education ▁is ▁often ▁inter dis cipl inary . ▁ ▁It ▁align s ▁with ▁several ▁popular ▁ped agog ies , ▁including ▁them atic , ▁hands - on , ▁or ▁project - based ▁learning . ▁Place - based ▁curr icul um ▁begins ▁with ▁topics ▁or ▁issues ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁his ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁specifically ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁ped ag ogy , ▁[ Place - B ased ▁Education : ▁Connect ing ▁Class rooms ▁and ▁Commun ities ▁( ), ▁David ▁Sob el ▁describes ▁the ▁context ▁within ▁which ▁place - based