Comments on: No Child Left Inside Video http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Sawyer http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3538 Don Sawyer Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:43:22 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3538 No Child Left inside is a marvellous initiative that I fully support. I have written extensively on similar themes and am now completing an op-ed piece called "Kids Today" that hightlights the potential social catastrophe that could result from ignoring the emotional, physiological and psychological impacts of new technology on kids. As part of this article, I used the often quoted statistic that “A study found that young people could identify 1000 corporate logos but fewer that 10 plants or animals native to their backyards.” Unfortunately, try as I might, I cannot find this study. There are numerous references to it, but nowhere can I find the the actual research. Is this an urban myth, or do you have more information on the origins of these numbers? Thanks. No Child Left inside is a marvellous initiative that I fully support. I have written extensively on similar themes and am now completing an op-ed piece called “Kids Today” that hightlights the potential social catastrophe that could result from ignoring the emotional, physiological and psychological impacts of new technology on kids. As part of this article, I used the often quoted statistic that “A study found that young people could identify 1000 corporate logos but fewer that 10 plants or animals native to their backyards.” Unfortunately, try as I might, I cannot find this study. There are numerous references to it, but nowhere can I find the the actual research. Is this an urban myth, or do you have more information on the origins of these numbers?

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]]> By: Last Chance For No Child Left Inside : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3537 Last Chance For No Child Left Inside : Eco Child’s Play Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:39:59 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3537 [...] Lance wrote about this effort back in May, but it bears repeating especially as the bill comes up for [...] [...] Lance wrote about this effort back in May, but it bears repeating especially as the bill comes up for [...]

]]> By: Aimee Dobberstein http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3536 Aimee Dobberstein Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:11:44 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3536 The Take a Child Outside campaign is a great way to share you nature experiences with others and pledge to take children outside. The website also has partner organizations all over the United States, so you can find one in your local area. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The Take a Child Outside campaign is a great way to share you nature experiences with others and pledge to take children outside. The website also has partner organizations all over the United States, so you can find one in your local area. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

]]> By: Gavin Hudson http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3535 Gavin Hudson Sun, 25 May 2008 16:24:31 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/24/no-child-left-inside-video/#comment-3535 So true! We had a river cleanup today with our students and I've never seen them so alive! So true! We had a river cleanup today with our students and I’ve never seen them so alive!

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