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At an Urban L.A. School, Nature grows — and Test Scores, Too
Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street. From LA Times and Children and Nature. Read the report at my Environmental Education blog
Nature deficit disorder – a sense of place ….
This article by MICHAEL VINCENT MCGINNIS builds on the theme by describing an important problem — ecological illiteracy. Comments here below or at Learn From Nature There is no place on earth with more resources than this community. This region can forge a more sustainable and intimate relationship between human beings and the natural world — the mountains, [...]
Children denied the joy of nature
From BBC News and Children and Nature . Children are being denied the enjoyment of the outdoors and nature with consequences for their health, the head of the National Trust has warned. Comment here or at NAEE UK Dame Fiona Reynolds told the Times the freedom of children to roam unsupervised had shrunk massively since the [...]
Kids need to ‘get off their butts’
Much concern exists about children’s lack of connection with nature, says Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. , from Children and Nature . Comments here or to NAEEUK In a recent essay I wrote about the need for “wild” play by children and the great concern that it is declining globally. Now, I’ve just read that a survey of 8100 [...]
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