tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post111517707832483508..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Environmental AwarenessBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1115258137445470652005-05-05T13:55:00.000+12:002005-05-05T13:55:00.000+12:00Of course you are right.In our rush to 'deliver th...Of course you are right.In our rush to 'deliver the curriculum' we overlook the source of real curiosity - the lives, concerns , questions, and the chidren's own environment. All too sinple I presume, but the source of authentic learning. This natural learning serves children well until they get to school then it is slowly lost.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1115254320390142612005-05-05T12:52:00.000+12:002005-05-05T12:52:00.000+12:00You are, right. How often is our own backyard over...You are, right. How often is our own backyard overlooked as an educational resource. It makes sense that children should begin with their own environment, social history and natural setting. Many children do not know anything about the plants in their own school garden or the significance of monument down the road from the school, for example. An aesthetic appreciation of our natural environment can be the spring board for lot of creative learning as well as contributing to the development of a sense of place and self for the learner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1115205135719468442005-05-04T23:12:00.000+12:002005-05-04T23:12:00.000+12:00Very perceptive DC.Hope you are still fooling mos...Very perceptive DC.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are still fooling most of the people most of the time! <BR/>Might be over your way later!<BR/>We must find time for a whine or is wine!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1115184276612140952005-05-04T17:24:00.000+12:002005-05-04T17:24:00.000+12:00Beautiful form and colour Bruce - you wisely have ...Beautiful form and colour Bruce - you wisely have limited the amount of lawn in your garden thus giving you more time to BLOG!! DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com