ARCHIVE - Visualizing Ecology - Last Child in the Woods http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/taxonomy/term/2/0 en ARCHIVE - Caity Aldrich http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/caity-aldrich <p> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">In Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv made many good and bad points about the youth of todays disconnect with nature. Through using his writing ability and own experiences, this story for a parent this is a useful tool.</font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><br /> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The book had an appealing beginning, with personal stories that seemed relatable, to reasons why America’s youth was having such with drawls from its natural habitat. It also brought up how, through time, America has evolved from three frontiers. That through each frontier, parts of nature, and experiencing it with children has been lost. <span> </span>All these stories and research given really pulled at my emotions, wishing that a difference could be made for the future. </font></p> <p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/caity-aldrich">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/caity-aldrich#comment Last Child in the Woods Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:12:58 -0700 aldcai22 162 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall ARCHIVE - Gantz Engelnaugf http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/last-child-in-the-woods-its-about-nature <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>While reading this Richard Louv book, I quickly discovered that Louv is one with nature and that he feels children need more nature in their lives. Actually, that their whole life be revolved around an outdoor life in some way or another. </p> <p>I like my iPod.</p> <p>I&#39;m fascinated by my Nintendo DS.</p> <p>I love my new Reebok smart shoes that have a computer chip in it that does what only the gods can fully understand.</p> <p>And though I love the electrical outlets so much, I admire Louv for coming up with countless solutions to getting these dardest kids out in the woods/water/world in general. I found myself interested (and sometimes agreeing) to many points. Nature as a stress reducer, getting those ADHD kids to parks to burn some energy, and what I would like most of all to see: green towns. Towns that use solar energy and have rooftops of gardens to, in the end, give a little bit more time to this doomed planet. But with the interest I found in his points, sadness was right next to it in the form of falling statistics, increased hours of TV consumption, more obese kids that aren&#39;t running the streets, less woods, and the saddest of all: the spilling of 250 million gallons of waste water that polluted West Virginia and Kentucky streams.</p> <p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/last-child-in-the-woods-its-about-nature">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/last-child-in-the-woods-its-about-nature#comment Last Child in the Woods Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:56:54 -0700 enggan08 153 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall ARCHIVE - chelsea howe http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-1 <p>Louve writes about the benefits one can reap by getting to know one natural area as opposed to shallowly exploring many other areas. As he introduced the old Indian preaching that &quot;It&#39;s better to know one mountain than to climb many,&quot; (171) I had to stop and give myself time to dwell. Although it is beneficial to explore and reach out to many worlds, to get to know one place intimately and intricately, to know a place as roots do theirs, we can make that known place a whole part of ourselves. Knowing one place deeply can dramatically help us know ourselves better. By going to one place, you can witness the same things, while discovering new occurrences or observations, such as blossoms due to seasonal change.</p> <p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-1">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-1#comment Last Child in the Woods Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:56:31 -0700 howche15 152 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall ARCHIVE - Chelsea Howe http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-0 <p>When Richard Louve introduced the expanse of Howard Gardner&#39;s theory of multiple intelligences, I felt that Gardner was forgetting about the children that may not know the names to native shrubs, but are aware of other current happenings, such as their counties or community&#39;s current relationship(s) with other regions. Perhaps other children are knowledgable of other things , such as the businesses that run through their neighborhood. Just as some children have a hard time adjusting to a large city, other children may find it a hassle to become at ease with nature. If he is to coin a (to say the least) term for the knowledge that kids hold and the connection they feel with nature, it would only be fair, not to mention &quot;politically correct&quot; if he added an intellegence that measures a child&#39;s connection to urban life.</p> <p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-0">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/chelsea-howe-0#comment Last Child in the Woods Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:28:21 -0700 howche15 143 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall ARCHIVE - Cody Cohan http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/cody-cohan <p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span>            </span>The book <u>Last Child in the Woods</u> would be a great book for any parent to read. Richard Louv brings up many good points on how to help your children be ready for the future and happy today. He goes on, at length, trying to argue against the evils of the world. The only problem when this is that EVERYTHING else but unscheduled time in nature is wrong. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with loving the outdoors and spending your free time there but not everyone is the same. Some people love sitting next to a warm fire and reading a book or going down to the pool hall to relax with their friends.</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/cody-cohan">read more</a></p> http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall/cody-cohan#comment Last Child in the Woods Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:55:45 -0700 cohcod02 110 at http://www2.evergreen.edu/visecofall