No Child Left Inside

Have you heard that there's legislation that the W approved called "No Child Left Inside," and it's going to the House of Representatives for voting this week. It's primarily aimed at getting budget dollars for schools to focus on environmental education for our kids. I think it's a much-needed initiative -- our kids are spending too much time in front of computers, on their cell phones and mp3 players and not enough time outside. Sure there are outdoor sports, but what if you have a kid that's not interested in sports? How do you get them to appreciate the outdoors?







This is not just a "going green" initiative, either. Of course, it's important for our children to understand how finite our world is and not to take it for granted. But it's also a more fun way to learn math and science than just reading it in a book or looking at a PowerPoint slide. Plus, by adding this type of curriculum to our schools, hopefully this will ease some of the emphasis on TAKS-geared teaching.

If this is something that interests you, check out this web site. You can even send an email directly to your Representative, asking them to support the legislation. It identifies who your Rep is based on your zip code, so it's as easy as possible.

Get our kids outside! Support No Child Left Inside. And because I can't have a post without a photo of our deal Annabel, here's one of her taking a little nap outside in her car seat. Appropriately enough, we were eating lunch at The Great Outdoors.


Cheers!