新奇事件簿 儿童应增加户外学习时间（在线收听）

Researchers in Britain are telling schools that children should be doing more learning outdoors. The researchers say there is currently too much focus on sitting in classrooms to pass exams. They say outdoor learning is important for students' social skills, health and development. It also increases their quality of life. There have been five major reports over the past decade that stress the need for students to learn outdoors and experience nature more. The researchers say that schools are not taking the advice of these reports. They say outdoor learning is on the decline in Britain. The researchers want Britain's government to act to put outdoor learning on the curriculum of all schools.

英国研究学家告诫学校，儿童应增加户外学习时间。研究学家认为，学生将大量精力放在通过考试上。称户外学习对于学生的社交能力、身心健康发展都极为重要。还可以提高生活质量。在过去十年间，曾有五篇报告着重强调了学生户外学习，以及感受大自然的重要性。称学校并没有采纳这些建议。称英国的户外学习正在下降。研究学家希望政府采取行动，将户外学习纳入所有学校课程当中。

The report is from researchers at the University of Plymouth and the organisation Natural England. It says there are many benefits of outdoor learning for children. One advantage is that it builds confidence in children as they experience things that were normal for their parents, like climbing trees. Another advantage is that it makes children more aware of the environment and teaches them to respect nature. There are also health benefits as children exercise more instead of sitting in a classroom or being at home with video games. A final benefit is that it helps with the problem of what is called 'stranger danger'. This is an idea many children in the UK today grow up hearing.

这篇报告来自普利茅斯大学和英格兰自然署。报告称户外学习对儿童有诸多好处。其中之一就是增强自信心，儿童可以体验一些家长认为习以为常的事情，比如说爬树。另一个好处是提高他们的环境意识，教授他们如何尊重自然。与其坐在课堂或在家玩游戏，增强户外锻炼有助身体健康。最后一点是解决所谓的“不怀好意的陌生人”问题。在英国，许多儿童在成长过程中都听说过它。