Environmental Sustainability

Millenium Development Goal Seven- Clean Up the Environment

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Question	Response
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	Homelessness is a type of slum living.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	Poverty is the root cause of slum living. Government must control population. Our garbage has a global effect.
To enhance this resource the following changes are strongly recommended:	Do not do activity 7.4! Climate change is no longer debatable. The activity is very poorly developed and will leave students with feelings of hopelessness.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Watch short video clips like Slum-dog Millionaire to show kids how slums look in other parts of the world. Ensure they understand the root causes of slum living. Emphasize environmental damage by focusing on place. Compare the environmental damage caused by overuse of a local outdoor 'natural' place to the environmental damage sustained by a slum in it's outdoor place. Ensure the recycling program is a part of the lessons rather than an extension. Show how how recycling here contributes to slum living in places like China (receiving our old computer equipment).

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Very Good	Raising awareness leads to personal change, and personal change adds up to global change.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Mediocre	The information provided to students is minimal.
Respects Complexity	Good	Complexity is sited in the teaching notes but not in the student material.
Action Experience	Mediocre	Students may initiate action through their own packaging choices and by influencing methods of garbage disposal adopted by the school.
Action Skills	Poor/Not considered	No skills are introduced.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Good	The slum framework for looking at environmental care is powerful. Poverty is the root issue and environmental degradation is the residue.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Mediocre	Students collect packaging from their lunch which doesn't require them going out-of-doors. The slum pictures are startling from an environmental stewardship point of view.
Locally-Focused	Mediocre	Slum conditions or the equivalent in our local communities are not directly addressed. Students do an individual garbage analysis within their school.
Past, Present & Future	Mediocre	Students are largely looking at current conditions. Working for a better future is an extension.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Mediocre	A combination of structured and guided inquiry is used.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Good	This is a solid humanities lesson.
Discovery Learning	Mediocre
Values Clarification	Mediocre
Differentiated Instruction	Good	Artistic expression and oral/written/reading communication are key components.
Experiential Learning	Good	The garbage audit is authentic.
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre
Assessment & Evaluation	Poor/Not considered
Peer Teaching	Mediocre
Case Studies	Good	One case study is provided.
Locus of Control	Mediocre	Extensions provide this opportunity.

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