Comments on: I Am A Proud Member Of The ‘Camp Camp’ Generation http://www.ypulse.com/i-am-a-proud-member-of-the-camp-camp-generation Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Marsden http://www.ypulse.com/i-am-a-proud-member-of-the-camp-camp-generation/comment-page-1#comment-2795 Chris Marsden Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:09:50 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=6314#comment-2795 I am the program director for a middle school week of camp in Central Florida. Cell phones have been the biggest battle that differs from when I went to camp. The girls still drool over the guys (and the counselors). The guys are mostly too young to notice. Some kids are still uncertain/embarrassed of their bodies while others are a little too eager to show off a little too much. I think the only other big difference is the extreme unwillingness to experience the outdoors. When I was a kid, part of the excitement of camp was campfires, field games, swimming in the lake, etc... Lately, it seems kids just want to get through the activity to get back inside. I am the program director for a middle school week of camp in Central Florida. Cell phones have been the biggest battle that differs from when I went to camp. The girls still drool over the guys (and the counselors). The guys are mostly too young to notice. Some kids are still uncertain/embarrassed of their bodies while others are a little too eager to show off a little too much.

I think the only other big difference is the extreme unwillingness to experience the outdoors. When I was a kid, part of the excitement of camp was campfires, field games, swimming in the lake, etc… Lately, it seems kids just want to get through the activity to get back inside.

]]> By: Melissa Walker http://www.ypulse.com/i-am-a-proud-member-of-the-camp-camp-generation/comment-page-1#comment-2793 Melissa Walker Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:28:56 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=6314#comment-2793 Camp is such a parentless wonder of a place. Maybe it's a little less remote with cell phones, but I'll bet it's still largely an unplugged experience full of bugs and boys and ponds serving as swimming pools. Sigh. I miss camp! Camp is such a parentless wonder of a place. Maybe it’s a little less remote with cell phones, but I’ll bet it’s still largely an unplugged experience full of bugs and boys and ponds serving as swimming pools. Sigh. I miss camp!

]]> By: Jennifer - The Camp Director http://www.ypulse.com/i-am-a-proud-member-of-the-camp-camp-generation/comment-page-1#comment-2792 Jennifer - The Camp Director Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:26:04 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=6314#comment-2792 I never went to camp as a child and yet have been a summer camp director for the last 18 years. Camp varies from day camps to resident camps and from the west coast to the east coast. Because I run a SF Bay Area day camp I see parents all the time and their campers are well connected to their cell phones. We typically don't have problems with the kids using their phones during camp. They need them to coordinate rides and such. Resident camps have a entirely different battle. I never went to camp as a child and yet have been a summer camp director for the last 18 years. Camp varies from day camps to resident camps and from the west coast to the east coast. Because I run a SF Bay Area day camp I see parents all the time and their campers are well connected to their cell phones. We typically don’t have problems with the kids using their phones during camp. They need them to coordinate rides and such. Resident camps have a entirely different battle.

]]> By: Amy Strecker http://www.ypulse.com/i-am-a-proud-member-of-the-camp-camp-generation/comment-page-1#comment-2790 Amy Strecker Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:27:47 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=6314#comment-2790 How fun! As someone who loved summer camp, I look forward to reading Camp Camp. Many of my dearest friends are those I met during our shared summer camp experience. My child hood camp is seeking out a balance between high tech culture and the luxury of going off-line for a week or two. How fun! As someone who loved summer camp, I look forward to reading Camp Camp. Many of my dearest friends are those I met during our shared summer camp experience. My child hood camp is seeking out a balance between high tech culture and the luxury of going off-line for a week or two.

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