| In the culture of "no child left behind"
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| | the day has diminished. However, fishing
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| we are leaving countless children in the
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| | is a relational act. It involves teaching
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| dust of our inattention, and on the
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| | (how did you learn to cast? Someone
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| swings of media leadership. Beyond
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| | taught you), and talking. It's a good
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| standardized testing and social work
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| | time to share childhood stories with your
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| scrutiny, our children need parents and
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| | kids, and make memories of the things you
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| friends to spend quality time teaching
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| | catch and the ones that get away. Far
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| life's best lessons person to person,
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| | from the noise of the city spend some
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| hand to hand, and line by life line. How
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| | time together creating a sense of
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| can we do this? By taking our kids
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| | community and common goals. The skills
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| fishing. It sounds like a very simple
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| | your child will learn from that
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| solution to a complex problem; however it
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| | experience will help them relate to
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| would a great first step toward a healed
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| | others as time goes on. Fishing Teaches
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| society. Fishing Teaches Peace The things
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| | Environmental Care Our kids live in a
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| required for fishing, besides a reel,
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| | video world, usually disconnected to
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| tackle and bait, are quiet, peace and
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| | physical reality. Fishing will help them
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| patience. Very few activities offer our
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| | connect back to the earth they will
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| children such important skills and
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| | someday be in charge of caring for.
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| challenge. America's children have been
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| | Whether its hearing a robin's song, or
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| nurtured by a runaway society which has
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| | seeing the way squirrels fly from tree to
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| enabled short attention spans, a need for
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| | tree or noticing the life in the pond
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| constant stimulation and an inability to
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| | they are fishing in, the good memories of
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| sit quietly. Taking kids fishing from an
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| | nature can translate into a desire to
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| early age can teach them the good
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| | take care of the world around them. When
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| feelings that come from being at peace.
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| | fishing, kids can see first hand the
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| Concentrating on a bobber or learning to
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| | problems caused by litter, pollution and
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| cast can be a life rewarding experience
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| | selfish uses of the earth. They can also
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| that shows something doesn't have to be
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| | begin to realize how precious our
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| beeping, moving or singing to be a
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| | ecosystem is and why they need to be a
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| worthwhile pursuit. Fishing Teaches
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| | part of conserving it. They can also
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| Relationship Kids have been entertained
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| | learn about animals, physical science and
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| by media through every stage of their
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| | trees and plants while out on an
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| development. Baby sitters plop them in
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| | excursion. Fishing is one way to teach a
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| front of TV, parents have DVD players in
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| | whole world in information, in time to
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| their vehicles and some restaurants even
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| | save the world. Young people don't need
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| have "family sections" where movies play
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| | more CD's, games or talking gizmos. They
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| while kids eat. Our ability to have
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| | need time with people, sharing the good
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| dinner conversation, count cows on a
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| | things in life and casting a line into
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| drive or even talk about the events of
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| | their future.
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