Week 1-2: These weeks were overwhelming because of all of information about the blog. We have a large class which made it difficult to get everyone's problems solved all at once. I feel much more familiar with blogger now and do not run into the problems that I used to.
Weeks 3-4: This was when I really started enjoying the course. I chose to read "Last Child in the Woods" for my read n seed and learned many things about how the next generation is being negatively impacted by their lack of interaction with the environment. I loved the outdoor activities we did. They were great ice breakers and we also applied the simple activities to real life issues and discussed how we solved them.
Weeks 5-7: I have always known that we have problems with food and that it is genetically modified but it wasn't until we watched "Future of Food" that I really started understanding the big issue and how it is negatively affecting our farmers. Also, we need to stop being so worried about the convenience of our food. "Fresh" pointed out how we don't take responsibility for where and how our food is produced. We can't simply buy things blindly off of the super market shelves. Watching "Green" was especially eye opening. I have heard of Cancer Alley before but had no idea how serious this problem is. The rate of childhood cancer is startling and it is scary that they are doing such minor improvements to supposedly make the are more safe.
Hey Morganne, I'm one of your new group members for the second half of the class. I'm excited to hear about future environmental adventures. After just reading about how your first half the semester went, I couldn't agree more. I have also been enjoying taking this course. The thing that has impacted me the most was the "Tapped" video we watched. A lot of this stuff is disturbing. I also have heard of Cancer Alley but I never realized how bad it was either. I look forward to being your group member and hearing more.
ReplyDeleteHey Morganne! The documentaries have been so eye opening for me too! Eating convenient food does not seem worth it anymore huh?! I love how we have been exposed to so many new ideas in this class and that each of them can have personal impact. Each week we learn something new! And yes, thankfully the blog is less complicated than it was at the beginning, now it is fun!
ReplyDeleteI hear you on "convenience food". I meet far too many people who have it in their minds that all healthy food has to take far more time to prepare than its worth. It's an unfortunate mentality, but I think with education we can work to reverse these mindsets.
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