Last Child In The Woods Analysis

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After reading part one of Last Child in the Woods, I have personally connected to what he is saying about today's children and their relationship to nature. Technology is rapidly changing and advancing in our everyday lives. Children, as early as birth, are exposed to the new devices and adapt to understanding the complexities of each one. Nature is a beautiful wonder that is under appreciated in today's society. According to the read, kids go outside one time and then feel bored and unable to go outside again. I am guilty of being one of those kids. I liked to play outside for short periods of time. To this day, I do enjoy walking and sitting in nature, but I do not like getting sweaty and being around bugs. Children today don't seem to understand …show more content…

The sights, smells, sounds, and feels of nature are important for the development of children and adults. We have technology that can take us around the world to our back yard. So why go outside? This question is continuously asking in my opinion. The children in my family are a prime example to me about the new generation being consumed with their technologies. If children had the choice they would stay on their IPads and computers all day and not to mention Xbox and play stations. As a future teacher, I feel it is my job to balance nature and technologies into my lessons. I can always use technology to research nature, but I really want my students to get hands on feeling of the nature that surrounds them. On nice days, I would like to teach outside and possibly incorporate a nature project in any subject it fits in. In my school years prior to college, I hardly went outside. Recess was outside in elementary school and further up mainly fire drills and gym took us outside. According to the book, nature can be a natural calming solution for IEP students. They specifically mention how nature can be a natural Ritalin for ADHD students. As a 21st century learner, I've been consumed with technology and how to use it since grade school. With all the electronic screens and rapid images flashed before their eye, more and more issues are turning up with the upcoming generations. This is why incorporating nature and outside time is crucial to student/personal

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