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Robin, my son, is but 16-months old. Yet, because I work with kids of all ages - all the way to age 99 - I dwell quite a bit on what changes I might face as he grows up. I already have nightmares of handing him car keys and the painful awkwardness of teenage dating. Even more ironic? I fret about Robin choosing to traverse the literal wilderness, the same great outdoors where I chose to test myself as a teenager. All this boils down to "leaving the nest" and that is really, really, hard for…

Trackers Founder. Not evil. Editor's Note Once again, due to his camp instructor agreement, we are contractually obligated to welcome The Evil Dr. Dice (sigh) as our guest blogger this week. Please remember, his evil, megalomanic views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Trackers Earth or its affiliates. -Tony Deis
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One might look to fantastic books such as Hatchet or old school genre films such as Mad Max to illustrate why survival skills are important to the well being of our youth :) I believe a better example of why kids need survival skills lies in the modern fable of Labyrinth. Repeatedly the protagonist (played by Jennifer Connelly) cries, "That's…

Why do children (and adults) ardently follow Little House on the Prairie, Harry Potter or My Side of the Mountain? Because they like to see ordinary kids (just like them) learning to live in an extraordinary world. Most education programs overtly teach that life is made up of four walls, plastic chairs and a tiled floor. More subtly, even…