Brilliant work on the research, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Soo many things seem obvious, such as the results of this one. But in order to convince people that this is a better way of doing things, we need the research, to prove them it's not just an opinion, but actual facts!
Absolutely! It’s a shame we need evidence for this kind of thing, and even more of a shame that it is so often ignored. But it’s so powerful to have it at our fingertips. Thank you for reading.
My most recent project was a compassion/humane education program where I worked with a professor to get a study done to measure the impacts on kids empathy scales. In the animal welfare field, I’m still amazed more school research is not done in large scales to help us cater to children’s (human) natural tendencies - love, nature, compassion, coexistence, harmony. I love that you break this down!!
Your project and study sounds really cool! I agree—it feels odd that this isn’t thought about or prioritised that much when it feels so important and clear.
In evolutionary terms and in many non-Western societies, outdoor learning happened by default in an Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation, the default situation. Even learning under a thatched roof with open walls comes close. There are probably studies by some anthropologists on child development that pertain.
Brilliant work on the research, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Soo many things seem obvious, such as the results of this one. But in order to convince people that this is a better way of doing things, we need the research, to prove them it's not just an opinion, but actual facts!
Absolutely! It’s a shame we need evidence for this kind of thing, and even more of a shame that it is so often ignored. But it’s so powerful to have it at our fingertips. Thank you for reading.
My most recent project was a compassion/humane education program where I worked with a professor to get a study done to measure the impacts on kids empathy scales. In the animal welfare field, I’m still amazed more school research is not done in large scales to help us cater to children’s (human) natural tendencies - love, nature, compassion, coexistence, harmony. I love that you break this down!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this!
Your project and study sounds really cool! I agree—it feels odd that this isn’t thought about or prioritised that much when it feels so important and clear.
In evolutionary terms and in many non-Western societies, outdoor learning happened by default in an Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation, the default situation. Even learning under a thatched roof with open walls comes close. There are probably studies by some anthropologists on child development that pertain.
There absolutely are! There’s so much brilliant work by anthropologists about how children learn. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.