Tuesday, December 30, 2008

No Child Left Inside

http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_sub_actioncenter_federal_nclb_amendment

This proposed amendment to NCLB would provide grant money for get children outside to learn. This seems like a great goal to me and a decent way to push in that direction. In the current climate of hyper-testing, it seems to me that it would take a truly special teacher to get kids outside to learn if there isn't already some precedent at his/her school. Maybe the availability of these grants would help motivate schools and districts to set up programs for outdoor learning.