There are a few issues that concern me that are Outside The Scope of the essay I am writing. They are:

The loss of children’s geographies – where are children’s spaces now that they are “container” children, spending more time than ever in boxes of various sizes (cars, classrooms, carseats, strollers)? Where are their secret lairs, where are their alone-spots? What is the world made of when we have no liminal spaces? They don’t even walk to school anymore. They are never alone, unsupervised, in free child culture? What is happening to children’s society when it is totally mediated – by adults and by screens?

also, how can we live outdoors? How can we move our lives outside to bring the awareness of nature and life into our experience?

and, the man-machine and the nature-machine.

now, back to work.