17 June 2009 by Tristan Gooley
I really enjoyed this article on the BBC website, lamenting the ‘hollow preparation’ currently needed for A levels. They don’t make them like they used to!
It refers to a Reform group report that claims no ‘independent study’ or ‘original thought’ is required for the exams, and likens them to sat-nav as opposed to map-reading. By extrapolation, natural navigation must only be for the most original and indendent of thinkers!
Tags: independent study, original thought, satnav
Welcome to the home of natural navigation on the Internet.
Natural navigation is the art of being able to find your way solely by using nature. It encompasses using the sun, moon, stars, weather, water, land, sea, plants and animals.
The Natural Navigator is the school set up by Tristan Gooley to research and teach natural navigation. It is also the title of his book on the subject.
If you would like to know more about natural navigation you can browse the website, read about Tristan’s natural navigation book, or listen to a BBC Radio 4 interview with Tristan.
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