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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_14528_25545468.1202300890668 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline As an avid outdoorsperson, and a full-time IT worker and mother for the past 15 years, I've thought about this a lot. Just some points to offer: -- There is no going back to the old days. -- Children are being *taught* to not trust nature. It is where all bad things come -- floods, no electricity, all kinds of dangers. Children are not learning how to read nature's signs and know only the built environment. One striking example is hockey and ice skating; the reservoirs and ponds are not being tested by kids to see what ice is really like in the wild if there's a choice. They just use the rinks. -- Children naturally explore the woods only if there is nothing more entertaining to do. -- The Stone Bear retreat at Bear River is an excellent antidote to thinking that "nothing to do" means "boredom." I would love to see a teenager retreat happen this coming summer and have been trying to generate interest among my teen son's friends. Anyone else interested, please write me! (for more info see http://www.stonebear.ca/) On 2/5/08, Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Maybe we should not blame people for lack of interest in nature. Today, > there are so many choices for people to pick and enjoy: golf, sailing, > bingo, painting, skating, swimming, sports, armchair traveller, etc. Others > have little energy left beyond work and raising children. And if we go back > to the old days, children would naturally explore the woods. Just a > thought... > > Liz > ------=_Part_14528_25545468.1202300890668 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>As an avid outdoorsperson, and a full-time IT worker and mother for the past 15 years, I've thought about this a lot. Just some points to offer:</div> <div>-- There is no going back to the old days. </div> <div>-- Children are being <em>taught</em> to not trust nature. It is where all bad things come -- floods, no electricity, all kinds of dangers. Children are not learning how to read nature's signs and know only the built environment. One striking example is hockey and ice skating; the reservoirs and ponds are not being tested by kids to see what ice is really like in the wild if there's a choice. They just use the rinks. </div> <div>-- Children naturally explore the woods only if there is nothing more entertaining to do.</div> <div>-- The Stone Bear retreat at Bear River is an excellent antidote to thinking that "nothing to do" means "boredom." I would love to see a teenager retreat happen this coming summer and have been trying to generate interest among my teen son's friends. Anyone else interested, please write me! <font color="#0000cc">(for more info see </font>http://www.stonebear.ca/)</div> <div> </div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/5/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Elizabeth Doull</b> <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial">Maybe we should not blame people for lack of interest in nature. Today, there are so many choices for people to pick and enjoy: golf, sailing, bingo, painting, skating, swimming, sports, armchair traveller, etc. Others have little energy left beyond work and raising children. And if we go back to the old days, children would naturally explore the woods. Just a thought... </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial">Liz</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_14528_25545468.1202300890668--
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