Geography
Sir,—l wonder how many children in the 11 to 14 age group could name one river in the United States or a mountain in Europe or a city in Brazil? On speaking to children in this age group I have found their knowledge of geography in terms of names of countries, cities, mountains, and rivers, to be severely limited. Of course, this is not the be-all and end-all of geography and'the good teacher will vest names and places with meaning, interest and significance. In a world in which every country is within one day’s flying time of every other, where events or decisions made in Reykjavik, Munich or Abu Dhabi may profoundly affect us here in New Zealand,,! believe it is vital that trends in present-day education that, would allow children to remain geographic illiterates be firmly resisted. — Yours, etc., . GEOFF LEICESTER. ! August 1, 1987.
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