My BIG IDEA
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My BIG IDEA Posted on May 30 2008 at 6:41pm by Okay. So I'm bummed that my video didn't make it into the What's the Big Idea Contest. I think its a good video but I think the basic idea is pretty good too. That the best way to get people to protect the environment is to Take Them Outside and let them get to know, on an intimate level, what it is that we are all trying to protect. I'm a freelance writer and photographer and I spend most of my time trying to get people enthused about the wonders of nature. Each new enthusiast becomes a future steward and they then make the effort to learn how to Take Care of Their Share. Anyway, here's my video - the uncut version:
Video [www.backyarder1.smugmug.com]
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RE: My BIG IDEA Posted on Jun 22 2008 at 8:09pm by I like your big idea. When I was a kid (I'm 56) I spent a lot of time outside. We lived in a small town--and while I tended to fit in there like a glazed ham fits into a Bar Mitzvah, there were good things about it. We all did lots of skating and biking and hiking--we were just a few miles away from the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, and that was a great place to roam in.
I think people nowdays are afraid to let their kids out alone. I doubt that the crime rate is really that much higher--I think that the scary stories you see on the news cause parents to be more cautious than they need to be, and more cautious than is actually good for their children. Parents have to work so hard just to stay afloat that they have less time to take their kids out into the woods than they had years ago. Plus a lot of parents today are scared to death of being farther than a 5 minute drive from a store. Any store. Dude, the culture has *changed*! Between not knowing who to trust, trying to pry kids away from computers, thinking you need an RV in order not to die of exposure, etc., we're all in a fix.
Maybe you could start putting your big idea into effect by doing just what you're doing now--blogging. Most kids now use computers as their starting points. Do you know any good websites you could turn them on to to pique their interest? Do you live in a neighborhood where a lot of families live? Do you have a neighborhood association you could connect with? It might be a great place to start. Blessed Be and don't give up on your big idea, SandieRE: My BIG IDEA Posted on Jun 23 2008 at 9:46am by Hi Sandie. You've probably read Richard Louv's book about the importance of getting kids outside. But I think it is JUST as important, or more imortant, maybe, to get adults outside. Definitely, if you instill it at an early age, it carries through into adulthood. But for the adults that didn't learn it when young, it is still never too late! My goal is to reach them.
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