人造的和自然的，哪一种比较好？
星期五, 五月 31st, 2013 12:47 pm | By Stephanie Woo
最近我的两个女儿在遊乐场中以及森林里溜滑梯，吊树枝，攀爬，盪鞦韆时，我给她们拍照。人造的鞦韆以及滑梯，和吊树枝以及在森林中滑泥坡，两者比较起来，对於小孩的意识各有什麽样的塑性作用呢？
我也没法肯定的说，但其实感觉起来真的很不一样，是吧？大自然是持续变化的，下过大雨之後土坡变的泥泞，当我们在树枝上攀爬，树枝会弯曲。对於我而言，与土地，树木，大自然的一种连结，能够延展我们的意识，对於心智的影响，与塑料的大型遊玩设施，时截然不同的。你看见什麽样的不同呢？
溜滑梯与在森林中滑土坡
吊单槓与吊树枝
攀爬铁製攀爬架与爬树
公园中盪鞦韆与爬上树枝摇曳
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….