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Ladies and gents. Food for thought.
We don't have kids, but we have nephew and neices, and it seems to us that youngsters these days don't seem to have the same level of exposure to, or interest in, the natural world as we did at their age.
In our view the world is changing and younger generations appear to have extraordinary knowledge of things our generation will never understand, but many seem less connected with their natural environment (e.g the seasons, plants and animals and practical skills related to going bush).
So I have two questions of the forum. Especially those with kids or working with young people.
First, is this observation correct?
Second, if its true, does it actually matter?
Cheers
Alan
We don't have kids, but we have nephew and neices, and it seems to us that youngsters these days don't seem to have the same level of exposure to, or interest in, the natural world as we did at their age.
In our view the world is changing and younger generations appear to have extraordinary knowledge of things our generation will never understand, but many seem less connected with their natural environment (e.g the seasons, plants and animals and practical skills related to going bush).
So I have two questions of the forum. Especially those with kids or working with young people.
First, is this observation correct?
Second, if its true, does it actually matter?
Cheers
Alan