Get Those Kids Out of the Room: Books to Get Your Students Outside and Immersed in Nature by Sarah Gross

Today’s re-blog — Yep, about kids — Still, I bet a few adults will Love it :-)

Nerdy Book Club

The onslaught of testing required by the No Child Left Behind Act has resulted in schools pressuring teachers to prepare students for tests, and time spent outdoors has suffered as a result. Nature-deficit disorder is a term used to describe the loss that children and teens experience when they are not given opportunities to have direct contact with nature.  Richard Louv coined the term when resear...