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Article: Nature Deficit Disorder: Plugged In and Out of Touch
- Article from:
- The Journal of Experiential Education
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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Nature Deficit Disorder: Plugged In and Out of Touch Louv, Richard (2005). Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books. 323 pages. ISBN 13:978-1-56512-391-5
The tail end of the book's title grabbed my attention while channel surfing the radio on the Southern California Interstate. "Nature deficit disorder" is what I thought I heard. Backtracking through the radio channels, scrambling for paper and pen, and trying to stay in the fast lane, I was hoping to catch more. "I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," the author said, quoting a fourth grader from his research. "I've got to get ...