Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
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pp. 6-9
Abstract
The exploration of the educational potential of communities through direct experiences is not a new idea. In 1912 naturalist, John Burroughs, wrote:" . .. The way of knowledge of Nature is the way of love and enjoyment, and is more surely found in the open air than in the schoolroom or the laboratory" (Burroughs, In Finch & Elder, 1990, p. 275). In 1915 educator and philosopher, John Dewey, re-published some earlier speeches in his book, The School and Society. He wrote: "We cannot overlook the importance for educational purposes of the close and intimate acquaintance got with nature at first hand, with real things and materials, with the actual processes of their manipulation, and the knowledge of their social necessities and uses" (p. 11 ). Why has it taken so long for educators to expand their concept of classrooms to include community outdoor laboratories?
Recommended Citation
Clifford E. Knapp
(2002)
"Teaching the 3 R's Through the 3 C's: Connecting, Curriculum & Community,"
Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education: Vol. 13:
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3, Article 4.
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