Well, as a teacher I have always seen the natural world as not bring limited to my own backyard, and no teacher I had encouraged me to see it any other way. Some people who work in this field are focused on a particular problem, or issue and it may come across that way, but if there is no interest or concern on a broader level then there is something wrong. Let me also say although the 20 century is considered the century of the environment it did take them a long time to catch on to that, and maybe many you know and work with in that field were taught with a very narrow and pragmatic perspective. I wasn't. The curriculum changed on all levels, and even in the Junior High schools.