Comments on: Vital Connections: At-Risk Children and Nature http://maxschoolbus.com/2008/07/14/vital-connections-at-risk-children-and-nature/ The Route to Health in Education Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mere3 http://maxschoolbus.com/2008/07/14/vital-connections-at-risk-children-and-nature/#comment-9 mere3 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:03:35 +0000 http://maxschoolbus.com/?p=20#comment-9 It's really interesting that you mentioned the prison analogy! I passed one of these horrible school yards this morning on my way into work (here in LA) and considered how much it looked like a prison yard. I thought to myself, "Well no wonder kids don't want to stay in school... What's the motivation to be cooped up in these drab,uninspiring, cinderblock hellholes?" Provide schools with healthy lighting and innovative design... a place that they'll enjoy coming to each day. Who knows what that could do to a child's creativity, imagination and focus! Add in non-toxic building supplies, solar panels and the like and you've got yourself a place that everyone can feel good about! It’s really interesting that you mentioned the prison analogy! I passed one of these horrible school yards this morning on my way into work (here in LA) and considered how much it looked like a prison yard. I thought to myself, “Well no wonder kids don’t want to stay in school… What’s the motivation to be cooped up in these drab,uninspiring, cinderblock hellholes?”

Provide schools with healthy lighting and innovative design… a place that they’ll enjoy coming to each day. Who knows what that could do to a child’s creativity, imagination and focus! Add in non-toxic building supplies, solar panels and the like and you’ve got yourself a place that everyone can feel good about!

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