tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691959676423394780.post851605011780299698..comments2014-05-15T08:43:32.931-05:00Comments on Will you land?: Oxford Junior Dictionary dropping ‘nature’ words | csmonitor.combeegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17723481161726419273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691959676423394780.post-61109925841265864622009-02-14T09:47:00.000-06:002009-02-14T09:47:00.000-06:00I always disliked junior dictionaries, to be frank...I always disliked junior dictionaries, to be frank. They never had the words I needed.<BR/><BR/>And I agree completely with your position on the importance of naming. When in high school, I knew I liked plants, but when I went to work in a nursery and learned the names of so many more plants it was thrilling. I would walk down the street and see so many more plants than I'd ever noticed before - because they were no longer just green things; now, they had names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691959676423394780.post-67745490038144369682009-02-12T06:32:00.000-06:002009-02-12T06:32:00.000-06:00.....so Oxford is apparently assuming that the las........so Oxford is apparently assuming that the last child has left the woods?? Sounds like the duty will remain with parents, mentors and other interested people who will help kids overcome "nature deficit disorder."RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.com