Reflections
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MAY WE RAISE CHILDREN WHO LOVE THE UNLOVED THINGS
In the week when it was confirmed that the Government will finally move ahead with the new natural history GSCE, this poem from Nicolette Sowder seemed to resonate:
"May we raise children
who love the unloved things -
The dandelion, the worms and spiderlings.
Children who sense the rose needs the thorn
& run into rainswept days
the same way they turn towards sun ...
And when they're grown & someone
has to speak for those who have no voice
May they draw upon that wilder bond,
those days of tending tender things
and be the ones."
Nicolette Sowder is the founder of Wilder Child and Wildschooling, both which are dedicated to honouring, supporting, and connecting families who seek to educate and nurture their children through a bond with nature.
