Nearly 40 percent of american elementary schools either eliminated or were considering eliminating recess. (Louv, p. 1)
When looking at this statement it truly sends a deep feeling of sorrow. The idea of canceling recess is something that should be never be done. Not only does the idea take away an enjoyable time for students in school but they would also be taking away the time that children need to be active and exercise. Personally when I was in elementary school I really looked forward to the time that we had during recess. Not only was it a time for us as students to get outside and enjoy some fresh air,but it was a time for us as students to interact and have fun playing sports and participating in activities. All of my fondest memories in elementary was during recess and for society to take that away from children is something that I find to be cruel. Although education in life is important, having a time for physical fitness and maintain health is also vital in our everyday living.
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But television is only part of the larger environmental/cultural change in our lifetime. (Louv, P. 1)
This is a very strong statement concerning the development of Nature-Deficit Disorder Television in the last few decades has had a large impact in society. Children growing up in recent years have dropped the toys and have picked up the remote controller. T.V has almost become a culture in the lives of children. Parents have also influenced this in many ways. Rather than playing with their children and taking them outside to play. they would prefer to leave their child in front of a television screen and be able to do their own thing. One could even argue that some parents may use the television as an electronic babysitter. The lack of exposure to nature ties into this. Growing up watching T.V. influences people to stay inside and not have much exposure to nature.
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Michael Gurian stated that "Our brains are set up for an agrarian, nature-oriented existence that came into focus five thousand years ago"
In history before the world was industrialized and turned into urban societies rather than rural society everything was done in nature. For example, before their was electricity, concrete buildings, and grocery stores one had to be outside and use certain skills in order to survive. That is what this statement is trying to reveal. The idea that humans have always been nature-oriented prior to industrialization. One had a sense of nature, skills, and athleticism in order to survive in the outdoors. This was a common occurrence in society and if not you would have no way to survive. Our bodies our made to adapt to our surrounding and when we our put in these urban civilizations, man tends to steer away from nature and become separated from its natural state.
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