Last July, the Exotic Wildlife Association committed resources towards funding an education unit of materials to be distributed to schools primarily in Texas. Called the EWA Curriculum Project, the objective was to provide students with information pertaining to wildlife conservation in Texas and to note the positive contributions made towards saving species that comes from [...]
...read moreWhat are the negative effects of too much Technology on kids?
Yet another story that backs up what outdoor educators already know; that kids who balance their lives between Technology and Nature may just have better eyesight. It’s amazing how some folks seem to be surprised when the obvious should already be visible.
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Vanishing Opportunities
Many of today’s outdoor enthusiasts grew up in rural areas and obtained their “outdoor education” firsthand, in the fields, streams, and wooded areas in their communities. According to this article, It appears future generations won’t be so lucky:
If kids don’t have access to the outdoors and aren’t encouraged to experience the outdoors, why should they ever care about the outdoors?
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Danger
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the students injured in the recent Alaska bear attack. If you missed the story, you can learn about it here.
While this story is sensational and could lead some to question the safety of some outdoor education activities, here are 2 things to keep in mind. First, this story is sensational in part because this type of incident is so rare. And second, if being outdoors is potentially “dangerous” for students, then so is everyday life.
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We’re Going the Wrong Way!
The San Antonio Express News recently published the following article:
60 percent of Texas students get suspended, expelled
Ouch! If the headline concerns you, don’t bother reading the article; the news only gets worse. It seems nobody has the answer to the problem. Maybe “the” answer doesn’t exist. But based on our interviews with outdoor education teachers and their students, and our first-hand visits to these classrooms, outdoor education classes could play an important role in reversing this trend.
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Joanette Chiles 
Roland Martin 
Kathy Theall 
Darren Wehner 
Nell Bush 
Craig Eppling 
