Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
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A Grande Breakfast, Rio Grande River, Elephant Butte NM, April 1, 2012
Turned on
The Rio Grande River was turned on for the summer a couple weeks ago; spring is in the air. It's been in the 80's here the past week. Trees are leafing out and the beaver and cormorants are busy making their livings along the river.
Night camp
Site 10 - Paseo del Rio Campground - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Verizon cell phone service - very good
- Verizon EVDO service - very good
- Find other references to Elephant Butte on this website
- List the nights I've camped here
- Go to the Elephant Butte Lake State Park website
- Get a Google map of this area
- Check the weather here
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.