tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695253101786279996.post4227739372289647765..comments2019-11-26T09:10:38.657-08:00Comments on The Oregon Review: The Changing Face of Natural HistoryAlan Contrerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05151043022057689513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695253101786279996.post-68973359504440787762010-01-27T17:45:50.572-08:002010-01-27T17:45:50.572-08:00In this article, you have described very succinctl...In this article, you have described very succinctly a concern I have felt since becoming an adult. The cloistering of our children does limit their growth and experience, acting as a severe detriment. I have seen it within my own family, being 20 years older than my brother. While I was allowed to roam my rural neighborhood alone on my bike, and went on regular camping trips with the Boy Scouts, my young brother's activities have all been much more controlled, and his education has suffered for it.<br />The solution is a sticky one. There are good reasons for parents to have an increase in concern. But it's a symptom of society, making it very difficult to change...inertia is a powerful effect.<br />On a lighter note, there are some who still acquire the experiences, and there are those who work to share those experiences. In looking for works of Oregon poetry, as I worked on one of my own, I found a piece written by a 10-year-old who visited Oregon last year. There are still open eyes and open minds...we must take them to a place to see.<br /><br /><b>Poetry</b><br /><a href="http://blog.traveloregon.com/2009/04/02/wow-a-poem-about-oregon/" rel="nofollow">Wow! A Poem about Oregon</a> by Sampada Deglurkar<br /><a href="http://astrumarcanum.blogspot.com/2010/01/drip.html" rel="nofollow">Gray Home</a> by Aldritek ArkadiusJustin Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739141349515764168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3695253101786279996.post-16857887890662489602010-01-14T10:21:14.080-08:002010-01-14T10:21:14.080-08:00Thanks for offering this excellent discussion of a...Thanks for offering this excellent discussion of an issue that should be on the front burner around the world. I think of the experiences I had in my youth that shaped my ongoing connectedness to the natural world. Don't see these happening much these days.Dave Ironsnoreply@blogger.com