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As a "muddy-boots" biology teacher, who followed NW naturalists Kozlov and Kruckenberg on field trips, I lament the trend away from the "natural history" approach in new high school biology curricula to a more "human centered" and molecular view. Our NW states include such a variety of ecosystems; marine, montane, desert, grasslands, etc. that it is a shame that more students (especially urban students) are not directly familiar with the organisms inhabiting these ecosystems. Richard Louv has a message for teachers, parents, lawyers, urban planners and theologians.
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
jkbowersox, March 15, 2007
As a "muddy-boots" biology teacher, who followed NW naturalists Kozlov and Kruckenberg on field trips, I lament the trend away from the "natural history" approach in new high school biology curricula to a more "human centered" and molecular view. Our NW states include such a variety of ecosystems; marine, montane, desert, grasslands, etc. that it is a shame that more students (especially urban students) are not directly familiar with the organisms inhabiting these ecosystems. Richard Louv has a message for teachers, parents, lawyers, urban planners and theologians.(12 of 19 readers found this comment helpful)