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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:43 am

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How did you learn?

In school with my geography teacher. He told me many things that WE are doing to the world..

But i don't think a child could understand that in the same perspective taht i had...

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:09 am

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dragon_of_emry

How did you learn?

In school with my geography teacher. He told me many things that WE are doing to the world..

But i don't think a child could understand that in the same perspective taht i had...

You would be surprised how much a child can understand. Especially when you don't want them to xd but, anyway...

Complex lessons can be broken down into smaller, simpler concepts. For example, if the lesson you want to teach is that animals all over the planet are losing their habitats due to human actions, you could start with teaching a child what a home is. What things are important to have in a child's home? Is it important to have food? (Yes.) Why? (Without food, the child would be hungry.) What kind of food do children eat? (Have child describe food.) Is it important to have clean water? (Yes.) What would happen if there was no clean water in the child's home? (No water to drink, not water to bathe, etc...) Continue on with different things found in the home (bed, toys, light...) Next, compare these things with things found in an animal's habitat. What would happen to the bears if we over-fish the rivers and take away their food? (The bears would be hungry.) Etc.

What lesson did your geography teacher pass on to you?

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:36 am

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I should explain what I mean:

Obviously you care very much; your passion must come from somewhere. Try to think back to the lessons and experiences you have had throughout your life that have shaped your values. It may help to make a list or write them in a journal as they come to you. Were there any books that especially touched you? Any sights that expecially impacted you? Any people who especially influenced you? Your thoughts and experiences make you who you are. If you want to pass on the value of the lessons that you learned, it may help future generations to tell them the stories of your life. Pass on your favorite books and movies. Take them to your favorite parks. Show them what makes you passionate. Lead through example (as Esiris suggested). Make the experiences and lessons personal and they will have a lasting impact.

Inspiration ^-^!
Nice. I think i could graduate pedagogy.
Your post helps a lot!

Esiris

When children are little, showing them by example- like volunteering to clean up a part of a park or something can help.

Indeed. Example is the best lesson.

Yanueh

Instead of worrying about how you're going to teach your own children in the future, get into a position were you can teach other peoples' children right now. The world is already overpopulated with humans as it is and we don't have time to wait on future babies to save us from ourselves.

See also a list of reasons you say you want children compared to the actual reasons you want children.

pirhan

I have to echo Yanueh's sentiments. We have plethora of perfectly acceptable children already, so there's no need to "buy" more. Don't be afraid of adoption. Nurture can compensate or remove nature - i.e. - adopting from a third world country with less educated adults won't mean your child will be poor and ill educated. Adopting is reducing and reusing and thus is very environmentally friendly.

Edit by Yanueh: I accidentally hit the "edit" button instead of the "reply" button, and ended up snipping some of the post to create my reply. So sorry!

About have a child, i could really adopt one. It is a option.
But, what i would like to konow is how to educate a child (mine or not) to take care of our planet.

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Yanueh and I disagree vehemently on this.

@ Pirhan: "locally grown children?"

Adoption is wonderful. Fostering children is wonderful. Having your own children is wonderful. The difference in the "quality" of the adult-to-be comes from the "quality" of the parenting they receive. "Quality" in human beings cannot be determined by a test or by where a person is placed on a chart. It's not determined by your I.Q., income level, or who you know. Quality comes from who you are.

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:38 am

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dragon_of_emry

How did you learn?

In school with my geography teacher. He told me many things that WE are doing to the world..

But i don't think a child could understand that in the same perspective taht i had...

You would be surprised how much a child can understand. Especially when you don't want them to xd but, anyway...

Complex lessons can be broken down into smaller, simpler concepts. For example, if the lesson you want to teach is that animals all over the planet are losing their habitats due to human actions, you could start with teaching a child what a home is. What things are important to have in a child's home? Is it important to have food? (Yes.) Why? (Without food, the child would be hungry.) What kind of food do children eat? (Have child describe food.) Is it important to have clean water? (Yes.) What would happen if there was no clean water in the child's home? (No water to drink, not water to bathe, etc...) Continue on with different things found in the home (bed, toys, light...) Next, compare these things with things found in an animal's habitat. What would happen to the bears if we over-fish the rivers and take away their food? (The bears would be hungry.) Etc.

What lesson did your geography teacher pass on to you?

The torture of the nature ~.~..
The industrialized products and all the chemicals that are put on it...

I know very little, but the few things i know makes me motivated to learn more. ^_^

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:41 am

I'm just a student with few knowledge.
But i want to learn even moe, so i can make the difference in this world. smile

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:12 pm

I was exposed to a lot of environmentally themed videos as a kid. Below is what I can remember off hand. All of them have stuck with me for some reason or another. There are obvious environmental ones like Samson & Sally and FernGully. Others are a bit more thoughtful - Quigley Down Under touches on white mans treatment of the Aboriginal People of Australia. Yes, my parents let me watch all these as a youngin' and much worse. (Aliens before the age of 10.)

Samson & Sally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdwBBs67dSY
Looks like he has the entire English version on his uploads. The original is in Danish.

Watership Down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gYpLGxAetg
There is the original Watership Down and then Journey to Watership Down. Haven't seen the second - it's a newer sequel that's probably toned down quite a bit. Spoiler?: There's a sequence in the movie where one of the rabbits escaped the destruction of the burrow by man and describes how man covered the holes and gassed them./spoiler

Gorillas in the Mist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy_7OeoZCQY

Studio Ghibli is amazing for earthy things:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ms-ilMug8A

My Neighbour Totoro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp9PDj_zb1k (Even as an adult, when there's a gust of wind I think of the Neko Bus.)

Quigley Down Under: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xebFl_liB1E

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfts9WLXINE

The Dark Crystal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzgVPB5dpgg

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZA41HbwPLs

The Gods Must Be Crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorHLQ-jLRQ

The Land Before Time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZA41HbwPLs

The White Seal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux5AN5lRlpw

Edit: Bushbaby is hard to find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORAlHBLEUw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bush_Baby

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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:57 pm

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I was exposed to a lot of environmentally themed videos as a kid. Below is what I can remember off hand. All of them have stuck with me for some reason or another. There are obvious environmental ones like Samson & Sally and FernGully. Others are a bit more thoughtful - Quigley Down Under touches on white mans treatment of the Aboriginal People of Australia. Yes, my parents let me watch all these as a youngin' and much worse. (Aliens before the age of 10.)

Samson & Sally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdwBBs67dSY
Looks like he has the entire English version on his uploads. The original is in Danish.

Watership Down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gYpLGxAetg
There is the original Watership Down and then Journey to Watership Down. Haven't seen the second - it's a newer sequel that's probably toned down quite a bit. Spoiler?: There's a sequence in the movie where one of the rabbits escaped the destruction of the burrow by man and describes how man covered the holes and gassed them./spoiler

Gorillas in the Mist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy_7OeoZCQY

Studio Ghibli is amazing for earthy things:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ms-ilMug8A

My Neighbour Totoro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp9PDj_zb1k (Even as an adult, when there's a gust of wind I think of the Neko Bus.)

Quigley Down Under: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xebFl_liB1E

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfts9WLXINE

The Dark Crystal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzgVPB5dpgg

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZA41HbwPLs

The Gods Must Be Crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorHLQ-jLRQ

The Land Before Time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZA41HbwPLs

The White Seal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux5AN5lRlpw

Edit: Bushbaby is hard to find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORAlHBLEUw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bush_Baby

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That's awesome!
The most incredible post i had ^_^
My children thank you. tee hehe~

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