tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340848682884652118.post6856801181572747065..comments2023-08-27T02:20:34.874-06:00Comments on Our Common Nature: Why isn’t every schoolyard “green”?Stephanie Westlund, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153564103959010801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340848682884652118.post-70441120426690887812012-11-26T12:21:41.758-07:002012-11-26T12:21:41.758-07:00This is a really important point, Jackie. It is tr...This is a really important point, Jackie. It is true that as adults, we are attracted to beautiful and aesthetic places. Why we would think children want anything else is beyond me. But I suppose one would look at it within the context of the institution of schools -- small or no windows in classrooms, students in desks in rows, etc. These things are changing in many schools (I hope!) and I think school yards are probably next. Stephanie Westlund, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153564103959010801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340848682884652118.post-36042168235274100992012-11-24T09:55:32.222-07:002012-11-24T09:55:32.222-07:00Thanks Stephanie,
I think it would be interesting...Thanks Stephanie, <br />I think it would be interesting to compare school yards (with their barren fields sprayed sometimes with herbicides over the summer) and other 'yards'... for example, universities, which are also public institutions, often have beautiful gardens, large trees, statues (supporting artists), benches to sit outside, etc. I noticed the U of C campus also has a lot of wildlife (rabbits, diverse birds, Canada geese, sometimes deer) but school yards have nothing, or maybe some seagulls. Many businesses have beautiful grounds. So, adults deserve to have a park-like atmosphere where they study and work but children don't? If a university campus looked as hideous and bare as most school yards, who would go there? But children have no choice. <br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602072450660879128noreply@blogger.com