Becoming Eco Literate And Its Effect On Our Society

Sustainability is something we talk about a lot. It’s taught to kids in elementary and middle schools now, but when I was in primary school it was not heavily focused on. There has been shift in priorities between generations, and I feel that it’s very hard to get my generation on board with living in a sustainable manner. I once gave a speech on the importance of recycling that almost put the entire class to sleep. I think this is because my generation does not care, it’s not their problem, the idea of the earth not supporting them is not something that has been brought to their doorstep, and in a manner of speaking they are unaware that their actions have negative consequences. My ideas for making the Grand View campus more eco-friendly is a three-fold process fully incorporated to form a closed loop. First, I believe we should have a(n) on-campus garden(s) where students are responsible for caring for crops which could be consumed in the cafeteria or used in a food pantry. Second, we should harvest rainwater for use in the gardens and

The environment is among some of the top issues to be looked upon by the human population in the world today. Sustainability is a word often times used when speaking of this subject. This is a concept represented in the articles “Sustainability” by Christian R. Weisser and “Attention Whole Foods Shoppers” by Robert Paarlberg. Each author addresses the issue in different ways; one giving examples of this issue and the other clearly defining it. Each author is writing to spread awareness of this issue. As overlapping topics, each article has similarities and differences to the other.

The actions of people in their everyday lives has an impact on the environment in one way or another. Either by deciding to turn on one switch or by utilizing slightly hotter water to shower than usual, you're utilizing resources that are extracted from the environment. How David Orr said it "All education is environmental education." What he meant was that no matter what we study, it ties into our environment and how we live. By studying microeconomics you study whether you're making a profit by analyzing which is greater, the social benefit or social cost. If a company is producing pollution that is contaminating the drinking water, it doesn't matter if you're making a profit, the social cost is greater than the marginal private benefit for the government would impose taxes to limit on how much you're producing. All this goes to show that it doesn't matter if you're studying areas that doesn't even have to do with the environment such as economics, it still ties into our surroundings which is why one needs to include environmental sustainability. Another evidence to why environmental sustainability should be included into the college curriculum is because "knowledge carries with it the responsibility to see that it is well used in the world" (Orr). What this means is that by being educated

An important point in which David Orr goes into considerable detail about is his six principles to rethink education. First, he ensures that all education is environmental education by every mean. In western education particularly, students are more often taught that they are apart of taught that they are apart from the natural world, or above it if you will. Leesa Fawcett enforces this idea on page 107 by stating:

The schools that majority of youth have spent more than ten years to study in, are wonderful places to educate them the knowledge of the ecology and environment and expand YES services widely. In the article “Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability”, Tulipane (2009) introduces that we should build more facilities, programs and associate with local schools, even systems in order to help children and teenagers to invest in our future. Furthermore, Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP), non-governmental organization, has already worked with school to engage youth to participate to the environment. There is a short video on YouTube that calls Youth Leading Environmental Change which was uploaded by CARP. There are two groups of young boys and girls which evaluate their experience in this program. Several young girls mentioned that they do not learn much about environment in class, and their teachers said that they need to spend more time on math and self-ability instead of on the environment; they actually learn a lot from the program, such as group work and protect the environment. Thus, those information indicates that it is a wonderful chance to expand the service of Rural

This collaborative planning can maximize the results of the program (Lyon). For low SES families in urban areas, sustainable education programs should aim at both students and parents. Taking the knowledge and lessons you learn from sustainable programs and bring that home to practice it, reinforces the likelihood of continuing that in the future. The people who work in the programs would also be invested in the community the students live in as well as informing and educating them about sustainability. The starting goal of the program would focus on a general mission, like for example developing appreciate for sustainability, understanding how to apply it in daily life, and bringing awareness to this issue as it is a growing concern to modern society

In the article Hrynyshyn talks about the problems we are experiences and will experience on earth in the years to come and this being just in science, his subject. Imagine how we could teach the kids while they are young what could be done to save our earth so that they could make a bigger difference. The many other things we learn in school will not matter if there is not a world to spread your knowledge on. My point is that we should alter what is taught in our schools to give the kids a better chance to have their own views and make a difference not just through

Most people get taught at a young age to protect the Earth, recycle, and turn off the lights when you leave a room. These concepts get drilled into our heads for our whole life. Something not often included is sustainability. According to the book Sustainability by Christian R. Weisser sustainability is “the capacity to endure or continue.” If something is sustainable it can maintain itself and not get used up. So how does sustainability pertain to the environment?

Stop pretending you are sustainable. In fact, stop pretending you even know what the word “sustainable” means. In a world where we are inundated with social media feeds, slogans, buzzwords, flashy ads, and media coverage, it can be difficult to weed out the truth from the fluff. When it comes to environmental issues, that’s where things start to get dangerous. If we allow fads, marketing, and social pressure to lead us around blindly, we will be forced to tout empty symbols and gestures of what mob rule considers sustainable. Even worse, we will be taking up mind share and resources that could be spent on something we are truly passionate about, where real meaningful change can begin. Elizabeth Scharpf argues that we need to bring clarity to the now ambiguous term “sustainability” in her article “Why sustainability should be more than a meaningless buzzword.” The problem is that the word sustainability is so overused and thus too far gone to have any hope of being revived or made into a cornerstone of an environmental movement. While I agree that “sustainability” should be more than a meaningless buzzword, it has been so saturated that it is now not only meaningless, it’s dangerous. When we are left to fend for ourselves regarding sustainability’s true meaning, we are in danger of allowing social pressure to blindly lead us down the path of what it deems “sustainable” at the moment.

Since students in grades 3 through 5 typically learn better by incorporating all three learning styles (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) into their daily classroom work, instructors for these grades may find it easier to create and design lesson plans. Including sustainable development on a basic level into the curriculum at this age is generally not difficult because science and reading classes have usually touched on the subject of recycling or the environment. A simple, low-cost activity would be for students to make reminder plates for light switches and thermostats in their homes or schools (see Appendices A and B). This lesson allows students to be creative in designing the reminder plates and it allows them to teach their families and friends about conserving energy. Another easy, low-cost activity that can actually be done in all grades is creating bird feeders from milk cartons (see Appendix C). This lesson teaches students how to take already developed materials and reuse them to create something new. Students can also learn about how solar energy supplies more than just sunlight and heat to our planet by making solar sweet tea right in the classroom (see Appendix D). This lesson calls on students’ observation abilities and allows them to express their findings in their own words. The class may

This essay will review two significant environmental experiences I have encountered exploring the influences of these my life and how these have altered my view on what is environmental sustainability. An examination into these two experiences will follow into reviewing my perspectives on environmental sustainability and how these two experiences influenced this. To conclude a discussion on my role as a teacher and how this will impact myself when in the classroom.

Stakeholders are comprised of students, teachers and the head of the school. Among them, 46 percent are males. The selection of the students that are presenting the classes covers from form I to form IV in the legislation for the approval of the environmental sustainable development. The selection of the teachers was important ,as it will result in the benefit of the class in experiencing in the environmental education . The syllabus indicating the environmental issues and concepts are being addressed in the subjects like-geography, biology at the secondary level of the age group 12 years. The sustainable education practice in early childhood background activities as a part of engagement play in kindergarten aged children through to secondary level..The main aspect to achieve the sustainable development is through education. Education ensures that humans acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that are necessary to shape a

Sustainability is based around on simple yet effective principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends directly or indirectly on our natural environment. Sustainability helps create the conditions under which humans and nature can co-exist in productive harmony. It permits the fulfilling of social, economic and other needs of not only the present generation but also the needs of future generations to come. Sustainability makes sure that we have and will continue to have resources to protect the human race and the environment, simultaneously. (EPA.2014)

Sustainability is “environment education”.  Learning about the environment and how natural systems function. It’s everything that we need for our survival and wellbeing relating directly to our natural surrounding. The changing climate effects society and communities in many ways. For example, climate change can affect rainfall, our health, crops, and even our energy supply among other things.

Earth is our home. Our home needs to be protected and loved for it to survive for decades to come and for our future children. Taking the time to learn and educate yourself about the environment and the home we live in is crucial not only for its survival but our own too. it is not only important to realize how our daily lifes harms the environment but also that there are many steps we can take to save the environment as well. First step in doing so, is learning what the environment is, what makes up the environment, what are we doing wrong and what can we do that is right to save our home.