David Rogers

One of my interests is being a member of the Geography Collective . One of our goals is to encourage young (and young-minded) people out into the outdoors in order to explore places. A huge list of possible missions has been created and a starter list can be found here. You can also find the collective on facebook. How many can you complete?

Thanks to Dan for bringing this opportunity to my attention. The film festival looks like a great way to raise the profile of the subject. I will be looking to set an entry up as part of a Geography Club when I move to Priory in January. I may even have a go at the 'Extreme Geography' category myself! More details can be found here

I've been watching the BBC's Breakfast coverage of Climate Change this morning with great interest. The programme has provided a wealth of information and potential resources, including a nice explanation of the mechanism by school pupils. What caught my attention though was the plans that the government have to teach climate change in schools. The lessons will cover how global warming works and introduce ways in which students can cut their own car bon emissions. Now, as a Geography teacher I'm sure we have all been teaching these issues for many years! I have emailed the programme explaining this and inviting them to examine a SoW . It would be great if other Geographers could email the BBC ( breakfast.tv@bbc.co.uk ) - maybe this is a thread they will pick up. I think that this is just one more example of the way in which g overnment interference in the curriculum has devalued the work the geography already does - just like the whole of citizenship .

I've decided to re-jig the title bar blurb after a comment from an English Teacher friend. This meant that I've been thinking about what to put up there. I've recently decided to put my name forward for the GGiP action committee and included the above phrase in the write up. It may not be original (although it did come out of my head) but I think it sums up how I feel about Geography. The photo is courtesy of Flickr . I've finally had some time to start exploring this site, and I'm impressed by what I've found. Apologies for the USA map, I just loved the lego man!