【Oneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostina“seaoftechnology”ratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworld.Fear-producingTVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectionbetweenkidsandt】
Oneofourbiggestfearsnowadaysisthatourkidsmightsomedaygetlostina“seaoftechnology”ratherthanexperiencingthenaturalworld.Fear-producingTVandcomputergamesareleadingtoaseriousdisconnectionbetweenkidsandthegreatoutdoorswhichwillchangethewildplacesoftheworlditscreaturesandhumanhealthfortheworseunlessadultsgetworkingonchild’splay.
Eachofushasaplaceinnaturewegosometimesevenifitwastorndown.Wecannotbethelastgenerationtohavethatplace.Atthisratekidswhomissthesenseofwonderoutdoorswillnotgrowuptobeprotectorsofnaturallandscapes.“IfthedeclineinparksusecontinuesacrossNorthAmericawhowilldefendparksagainstencroachment(蚕食)?”asksRichardLouvauthorofLastChildintheWoods.
Withouthavinganatureexperiencekidscanturnoutjustfinebuttheyaremissingoutahugeenrichmentoftheirlives.Thatappliestoeverythingfromtheirphysicalhealthandmentalhealthtostresslevelscreativityandcognitive(认知的)skills.Expertspredictmodernkidswillhavepoorerhealththantheirparents—andtheysayalackofoutsideplayissurelypartofit;researchsuggeststhatkidsdobetteracademicallyinschoolswithanaturecomponentandthatplayinnaturefosters(培养)leadershipbythesmartestnotbythetoughest.Evenatinyoutdoorexperiencecancreatewonderinachild.Thethree-year-oldturningoverhisfirstrockrealizesheisnotaloneintheworld.Aclumpoftreesontheroadsidecanbethewholeuniverseinhiseyes.Wereallyneedtovaluethatmore.
Kidsarenottoblame.Theyareover-protectedandfrightened.Itisdangerousouttherefromtimetotimebutrepetitivestressfromcomputersisreplacingbreakinganarmasachildhoodriteofpassage(通过仪式).
Everyonefromdeveloperstoschoolsandoutdoorsycitizensshouldhelpregainforourkidssomeofthefreedomandjoyofexploringtakingfriendshipinfieldsandwoodsthatstrengthenloverespectandneedforlandscape.Asparentsweshoulddevotesomeofourenergiestotakingourkidsintonature.Thiscouldyetbeourgreatestcause
1.Accordingtothepassagechildrenwithoutexperiencingnaturewill_________
A.belesshealthybothphysicallyandmentally
B.keepahighsenseofwonder
C.beov