As I look back at the past month and a half of this class, many interesting thoughts and memories begin to bubble up. Firstly, it was really cool to meet/reconnect with those at my table group. I thought it was going to be a bit weird having already finished internship and returning to a class of second year Ed students, but by some happenstance, Bobby, Willow, Renee, and myself sat together. The four of us seem to have similar thoughts an opinions a few aspects of Environmental Education, although our view are different enough that we are able to have intriguing conversations with one another. Which is why I imagine we became group members for the Action Learning Group Project.
The ALGP is going very well thus far. We all held interest in the current disconnect between children and the environment. I actually have a disconnect with the environment. I don't dislike being outside by any stretch of the imagination. I just prioritize my time differently than I feel I should. That's why I plan to go out every day during the break.
Checking out my past couple of blog posts, there seems to be one topic that really stands out -- Indigenous rights in Environmental Education. Indigenous rights is something I've been interested in since my first year at the university, and blending that is my passion for environmentalism is of great interest. That's why the past week or so has been incredibly enjoyable for me. I'd be lying if I said that I keep up with reading (Not just for this class, every single class I've ever taken), but the Canoe Pedagogy and the Raven/Coyote readings were fantastic retroactive reads -- both of which I have saved and intend on using in the future.
One of the biggest things that hit me during this class is the fact that I went about teaching Environmental Science all wrong. I taught the class for a month during my internship last semester. To be fair, the curriculum wasn't finalized during the time I was teaching, so I was flying solo for most of it. I did more classwork than I did anything else. Rough, I know, but I did try to get in contact with someone for help, but they didn't get back to me, unfortunately. Life goes on, I suppose. I now have a whole lot of resources if I ever return to teaching EE.
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