jade welch wrote:
At present i am working on this by looking at producing posters (and
sample packs) for my local primary schools of the birds and animals of
our area. By discussing with the children what makes birds wonderful and
interesting and by taking them for a walk around the school where birds
particularly some of the more common species are on display i hope to
get more young people interested in birding and conserving species. If
only one child out of 30 becomes a birder then so be it.
Well done Jade.
I had the same attitude towards students before retiring from teaching.
That one child out of 30 equates to 3% of the population or over 600,000
people - far more birders than we probably have in Australia now. But
enthusiasts like you are few and far between, unfortunately.
I generally found that primary aged children are nearly all interested
in the natural world and birds in particular. They seem to lose interest
at some stage - probably when the hormones kick in with new interests.
Still - we shouldn't stop trying to encourage the young. Just recently I
discovered that one of my former students is currently studying to be a
marine biologist. That's exciting.
--
Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge
South Australia
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http://www.trevorstravels.com
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