Should Public Education Include Environmentalism?

Heidi Suydam — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:37:09 +0000

“It’s really important to help the earth and save the polar bears.” Stated a 9-year-old in Flossmoor, Illinois. At the time of her statement she was also coloring a “Go Green” sign at her desk, reports Ruth Ravve in her recent article entitled Environmental Lesson Plans Drawing Praise, Concern.

Western Avenue Elementary School participated in “National Green Week” February 2nd through 8th of this year. This annual event is organized by the Green Education Foundation. Schools sign up at the Green Education Foundation website in order to participate. Participation is also available for any organized group, individuals or families. President of the Green Education Foundation, Victoria Waters, explains

“It’s important to start creating habits now, while children are young, because it can add up over a lifetime to make huge monumental consequences to the environment.”

While participating in National Green Week students of all ages are taught to use reusable containers for their lunches and drinks, to reduce waste at home and at school and to conserve water. In addition, students also learn that animals may be in danger because the earth is in trouble.

Jesus is Coming. Look Busy.

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:39:03 +0000

Editor’s note: Chad Crawford, our regular writer on the intersection of religion and the environment, is taking some vacation time this week, so we’re pleased to offer another post from one of Professor Siman Sethi’s students in her Media and the Environment course at the University of Kansas. Writer Lauren Keith originally published this post to the course blog on Tuesday, March 11, 2008.

Are you there, God? It’s me, global warming.

When I logged on to Facebook yesterday, I was disturbed to see that my two least favorite things (organized religion and Yahoo! Inc.) have friend requested my best buddy, the Green Movement.

And the Green Movement accepted their friend request.

In a story posted yesterday on Yahoo! Green (which I had no idea existed until 12 hours ago), the Catholics’ second-in-command declared pollution a sin.

Green Options » ten commandments

Should Public Education Include Environmentalism?

Jesus is Coming. Look Busy.