Joy is a Teacher Naturalist Assistant at the Audubon Center a non-profit connecting people with nature. A big part of her 1 is giving urban youth the chance to spot wildlife, and gain a greater 2 of nature. "If things go well, she says, "at the end of the tour, students who used to be 3 even by bees will no longer be afraid of insect bites, and will 4 handle mud, and whatever little moving 5 they can catch. "
Joy values most the 6 that show how much this opportunity means to the students. She 7 one particularly long day. One boy had been misbehaving a lot, frightening away the wildlife. At the end of the tour, 8 he ran to her.
"Miss, " he said, "It was 9 to pet the fur of those dead animals. "
It wasn't how Joy would normally refer to the specimens (标本) of animal fur, but she knew what the boy meant. He looked over the river banks, 10 for a moment as if he was weighing something in his mind.
"This place is really amazing, he 11 said. "This has been the best field trip we've ever been on, ever.
Joy grew up in a little village in England. She fondly remembers 12 nature walks with Girl Scout volunteers. They helped her 13 her life-long passion for nature, which she wants to share with children today. Like all volunteers, Joy has a 14 for looking at the world through the eyes of her students. "Maybe only five out of every hundred children will come back, but for many, the experiences will 15 their entire lives, she said.
