Exit Slip : September 19, 2019
The topic of discussion for today's class was based on climate crisis. We, started with discussion on Renert's article, about our role as a teacher, approach towards curriculum, teaching and learning, teachable subject(s) in correspondence to environment education. It seemed from everyone's ideas that we are kind of on a same page, and are willing to incorporate environmental education into our teaching practices. Some of the things that I personally learnt from the discussion are, asking students to examine their daily life, encourage them to notice/observe the impact of emissions on our environment by comparing public vs private transport, emphasize place based learning, include education in, for and about environment by including examples related to environmental concerns into context, being a role mode for our students, introducing concept of Skype scientist in classrooms.
Interestingly, Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old environment activist's speech on Ted talk, brought quite a turnover from lively discussion to a thoughtful silence in our class today. I was surprised/ shocked to see that how such a young child can be so considerate about the climate crisis. Not only this, she is all out on her way to prompt her audience, mostly of educators, climate scientists, politicians, people with power to make a change towards environmental sustainability by taking initiatives to save the world. Greta,insisted in her speech on the need to change the rules, reducing emissions, to feel panic as if our own house is on fire, to be more careful for the future of our future generations. Its time to take time out of our vague lives and look around and feel/think about extinction, population explosion, interplanetary colonization,mental health, industrialization etc. What our selfish/ mean ways of living,survival would cost future generations. I was left spell bound by the impact of Greta's powerful words and forced to think, what if every student in my class starts feeling the same and questions me about my contribution towards this environment change. I am struck in my own thoughts, what if every student feel like going on a climate strike and not to study as knowing about negligent implication of education in real life.
Its time not to think and discover ways to act, but act. I am hopeful that together we can definitely bring a change.
The topic of discussion for today's class was based on climate crisis. We, started with discussion on Renert's article, about our role as a teacher, approach towards curriculum, teaching and learning, teachable subject(s) in correspondence to environment education. It seemed from everyone's ideas that we are kind of on a same page, and are willing to incorporate environmental education into our teaching practices. Some of the things that I personally learnt from the discussion are, asking students to examine their daily life, encourage them to notice/observe the impact of emissions on our environment by comparing public vs private transport, emphasize place based learning, include education in, for and about environment by including examples related to environmental concerns into context, being a role mode for our students, introducing concept of Skype scientist in classrooms.
Interestingly, Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old environment activist's speech on Ted talk, brought quite a turnover from lively discussion to a thoughtful silence in our class today. I was surprised/ shocked to see that how such a young child can be so considerate about the climate crisis. Not only this, she is all out on her way to prompt her audience, mostly of educators, climate scientists, politicians, people with power to make a change towards environmental sustainability by taking initiatives to save the world. Greta,insisted in her speech on the need to change the rules, reducing emissions, to feel panic as if our own house is on fire, to be more careful for the future of our future generations. Its time to take time out of our vague lives and look around and feel/think about extinction, population explosion, interplanetary colonization,mental health, industrialization etc. What our selfish/ mean ways of living,survival would cost future generations. I was left spell bound by the impact of Greta's powerful words and forced to think, what if every student in my class starts feeling the same and questions me about my contribution towards this environment change. I am struck in my own thoughts, what if every student feel like going on a climate strike and not to study as knowing about negligent implication of education in real life.
Its time not to think and discover ways to act, but act. I am hopeful that together we can definitely bring a change.
No comments:
Post a Comment