tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post2038113135804688028..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: The Loss of Awe and EcophobiaElisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-21437534394456067392007-11-13T13:41:00.000-07:002007-11-13T13:41:00.000-07:00Have you read "Facts Not Fear" yet?Have you read "Facts Not Fear" yet?ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-6082946797146878462007-11-12T18:49:00.000-07:002007-11-12T18:49:00.000-07:00Everyone, thanks for the comments.Tony--unfortunat...Everyone, thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>Tony--unfortunately they were charging 9.95 US per day for internet at the hotel I stayed at and I was too cheap to pay for it! I presented Friday AM at dark o'clock (7:30 central, 6:30 mountain standard. AM. And there are lot of homeschoolers with gifted kids!<BR/><BR/>Mike--thanks for the dissertation...er, comment. I cannot answer it at length here but I will make two comments. <BR/>With respect to your thesis 1: I agree that there ought to be wild and untouched places of earth where no human goes. However, your statements imply that human beings are separate from nature and do not belong in it at all. I disagree with that implication. <BR/><BR/>A comment on your thesis 2: Actually, Louv does discuss this. He plainly says that he disagrees that fishing and hunting are always inappropriate contact with wilderness. Since I did not claw my way up the food chain only to be a vegetarian, I tend to agree with Louv and not with you on this issue. I do think that fishing and hunting should be well regulated so that we do not wipe out endangered species, however, the predator-prey species interaction is an important one in any ecosystem in order to keep rapidly reproducing prey species at or near carrying capacity. In many, many ecosystems, humans are now the only predator. Prey populations tend to crash when there is no regular predation.Elisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-85440001746880059472007-11-08T18:13:00.000-07:002007-11-08T18:13:00.000-07:00Excellent post!Excellent post!momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-76829384850587962912007-11-07T19:03:00.000-07:002007-11-07T19:03:00.000-07:00I agree completely. You can't expect people to ca...I agree completely. You can't expect people to care about protecting something that they don't understand at least a little and have a real (as opposed to an abstract) appreciation for.Melorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285358490646455774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-78555012317120640512007-11-07T10:37:00.000-07:002007-11-07T10:37:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree more with your article. We also ...I couldn't agree more with your article. We also homeschool and are amazed how a healthy sense of awe and wonder at a young age will naturally develop into a care of nature given the proper training and education. Starting with the "disaster mentality" is putting the cart before the horse. How can you care about an environment you don't even know?<BR/><BR/>My wife will be attending Parent's day at the NAGC conference. What's the name of your workshop? How did you get to be a speaker as a homeschooler at a traditionally PS educator conference? Way to go!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440616951095723601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-68929318653480100202007-11-06T06:53:00.000-07:002007-11-06T06:53:00.000-07:00Amen.Elisheva - Your last paragraph was brilliant....Amen.<BR/><BR/>Elisheva - Your last paragraph was brilliant.Consent of the Governedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590716396477486313noreply@blogger.com