Chapter 13: Outdoor Adventures

I was so pumped at the idea that this was in a wide spread education book. I think that many teachers leave out the outdoors in their teaching because they believe that the kids are not getting all of the learning if they are outside and distracted. I don't think this is so, and neither did the chapter. This chapter expands on so many benefits from the outdoors. One thing in particular was really powerful. The chapter said "There are two dimensions to substantive outdoor experiences. The first is the focus on our physical, emotional, and intellectual selves...found that outdoor experiences gave students greater peer acceptance and more control of their lives, thereby creating greater confidence and self-esteem." The last few pages of the chapter also give helpful examples of fun games that the students can play while outside that will help them mature or bond or make connections while still being just that, a game.