Over the last few months I have grown disheartened listening to and reading the opinions of students, teachers, professors, parents, and administrators on the effectiveness of online learning. Many have gotten a brief taste of online education over the last four months, and suddenly everyone is an expert. Unfortunately, most of those groups have been left with a sour taste in their mouth and feel that online learning can never compare to the traditional classroom experience

For most employees, going to work means being indoors for most of the day, isolated for the most part from the outdoors and nature. Yet, increasingly organizations are adopting new structural designs for their facilities that enhance their employees’ contact with natural settings. For example, while 20% of Apple’s former headquarters consisted of landscaped areas, 80% of its new headquarters is composed of woodlands and meadows. Further, Facebook’s main office possesses a rou