Talk:Natural history

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Contents 1 Natural History in Education 2 POV 3 Rhode Island 4 Ernest Thompson Seton 5 Günther Witzany

[edit] Natural History in Education

According to how "Natural History" is described in this article, I believe it relates to an area of study (including field trips) that has been incorporated into public education, in the primary and junior-high levels. I'm sure that private schools often have this component, too.

I know that high schools begin to specialize, with biology being its own subject, and maybe some of the other components of Natrural history also are being taught in narrow-focus classes. Be that as it may.

In any case, I think the article would be more inclusive and fleshed-out if there was something in it on how natural history continues to be woven into education. -J.R.

[edit] POV

This was Recently added; I've cut it for reasons explained below: "In 21st century it actually befits the increased understanding of the web of life, connections among ecosystems, organic and inorganic parts of the planet, and the relationships between the whole and the cosmos in general."

I don't disagree with the sentiment, but saying that it "befits the increased understanding…" is the kind of expression of opinion that should not be in the narrative voice of a Wikipedia article. It would be great if you could cite someone authoritative saying this, but we can't say it ourselves in the article. -- Jmabel | Talk 22:09, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rhode Island

Rhode Island Natural History Survey (in the external links) seems a bit narrow and specific; the other links are mostly museums and societies that present/study natural history worldwide, not in one very small region. -- Jmabel | Talk 05:29, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ernest Thompson Seton

We already have an article on Ernest Thompson Seton. Perhaps one related link in this article would be appropriate, but the following, which I cut from the article, is excessive and amounted to spam.

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Ernest Thompson Seton Cimarron Museum

• Works by Ernest Thompson Seton at Project Gutenberg
  • Ernest Thompson Seton Institute
    • SETON'S SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS AT PHILMONT

[End cut material] - Jmabel | Talk 00:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Günther Witzany

Apologies: I know only a little about Günther Witzany, but how exactly is his work a reference for anything in this article, and what does his work have to do with "natural history" in the sense used here? I'm not saying it doesn't, I'm just trying to get clarification. - Jmabel | Talk 07:23, 21 November 2006 (UTC)