Environmental Issues Around Me

With this week's learning module, all I can say is WOW. I've learned so much about the environment and how people contribute to it and how people can hurt it. An article that I really liked that I read this week was called "Bring It". It started off as a mother talking about how her son and his peers helped his school become more environmental friendly. They saved the schools tens of thousands of dollars and the school was able to do it's part in helping the environment by using biodegradable products and using water fountains instead of water bottles. Then I watched a video that discussed the process in which we consume and put waste on our planet. I'm actually truly disturbed that the United States takes up a small percentage of Earth yet we used 1/3 of the resources offered by Earth and still take the resources from a third world country. 99% of the world's products are made to be trashed by 6 months of use. That's not okay. Companies should be making products that last years and have multiple uses but of course that's not a way in which they would be making millions. This learning module is all about community, environment, and place based education. I think that it was really important to also read the article titled "American Education from a Tribal Perspective". It suggests that American Education should be evolving more and be more spiritual and mindful of the environment around one another. I think that maybe once a month schools should take kids to areas and show them the importance of the environment and how it benefits the community around you.