Thought for the Day

I've been using the first line of this quote for years without knowing the real source of it, and found it while researching some other GA Presidents earlier today.

Geography without fieldwork is like science without experiments; the ‘field’ is the geographic laboratory where young people experience at first hand landscapes, places, people and issues, and where they can learn and practice geographical skills in a real environment. Above all, fieldwork is enjoyable.

Bland, K., Chambers, B., Donert K. and Thomas, T. (1996) ‘Fieldwork’ in Bailey, P. and Fox, P. (eds) Geography Teacher's Handbook. Sheffield: GA, pp.165-76