Take a Child Outside Week 20080924
Posted in science holidays on September 24th, 2008Last year I ran a series of photos and quotes in celebration of Take a Child Outside Week that purely rejoiced in nature. For this year’s event, running from September 24th through the 30th, I’ve chosen quotes emphasizing the importance of nature in education and understanding ourselves:
 Hawaiian Tree Fern Credit: brewbook |
“Sit down before a fact like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.”
- Thomas Henry Huxley
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
- Albert Einstein
Isn’t that funny…we took Daniel for a hike in the mountains in Indian Springs yesterday. He got carsick on the way, so he did the hike in his spiderman underpants and brown leather shoes. We saw barrel cactuses, predator poop (we don’t know what it was, but there was fur in the poop), horse poop, junipers, and some pretty blue birds I have yet to identify.
Hooray for taking children outside!
You rock! Daniel’s gonna be one smart, inquisitive cookie when he grows up! : )
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