人造的和自然的，哪一種比較好？
星期五, 5月 31st, 2013 12:47 pm | By Stephanie Woo
最近我的兩個女兒在遊樂場中以及森林裡溜滑梯，吊樹枝，攀爬，盪鞦韆時，我給她們拍照。人造的鞦韆以及滑梯，和吊樹枝以及在森林中滑泥坡，兩者比較起來，對於小孩的意識各有什麼樣的塑性作用呢？
我也沒法肯定的說，但其實感覺起來真的很不一樣，是吧？大自然是持續變化的，下過大雨之後土坡變的泥濘，當我們在樹枝上攀爬，樹枝會彎曲。對於我而言，與土地，樹木，大自然的一種連結，能夠延展我們的意識，對於心智的影響，與塑料的大型遊玩設施，時截然不同的。你看見什麼樣的不同呢？
溜滑梯與在森林中滑土坡
吊單槓與吊樹枝
攀爬鐵製攀爬架與爬樹
公園中盪鞦韆與爬上樹枝搖曳
natural for sure. manmade would probably end up being mindless in the sense that it’s so repetitive and certainly will not engage the child in higher order thinking … no problem solving; no ‘testing’ of what does and doesn’t work; less of a sense of accomplishment. natural builds confidence in physical capabilities; the joy of getting dirty and better at or beating something… yeah, more mess for mum, but the deposit sits and builds up a nice little bank of experience to be ‘cashed in’ down the track by having children who have genuinely road-tested their environment. i could go on….