To: News and Record of Greensboro
200 East Market Street
P.O. Box 20848
Greensboro, NC 27420
Attn: John Robinson, Editor
Dear John,
My
name is Temeka Thatch and I am currently working towards my masters at Walden
University. While studying Early Childhood I have come across an important
legislation that impacts the families and children of our city, state, and
nation. “The No Child Left Inside” Act of 2007 is an act that many people do
not know about and I am writing you to inform our city of what it is all about.
“The No Child Left Inside” Act of 2007 was initiated due to the lack
environmental instruction and the time children spend outside, that the “No
Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 was pushed out of our children’s school day. The
“No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 was introduced to ensure every child
receives the best education possible from the most qualified teachers which is
great, however what are they learning by
being in the classroom all day and getting little or no time outside. “The No
Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 has reduced environmental education as well as
outdoor opportunities for children. As an educator who is a strong advocate for
outdoor play, I am pushing for “The No Child Left Inside” Act of 2007 to be
signed into law. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island introduced this act and I am
urging our senators to get on board and support this act. If this Act is signed
into law our schools would receive funding for high quality environmental instruction,
it would support outdoor learning activities both at school and in
environmental educational centers, further more the highly qualified teachers
the “The No Child Left Behind” Act pushes for, would also be highly qualified
in environmental education, and be trained and certified to model and operate environmental
education programs, which include outdoor learning. If you believe that this is
something we need for our children, better yet your children, then stand with
me. Write letters to your legislators urging them to co-sponsor, speak with the
education staff person, and visit the website www.eenorthcarolina.org to find out
what more you can do. If we just sit around and do nothing, then nothing will
get done. Lets’ stand together, our children’s future is at stake.
Fighting the cause,
Temeka Thatch
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