Blog #3

A green learning community, from the impression I got from the reading, seems to be a community that highly values knowledge and awareness. Members of a green community should take initiative to become better informed about their environment and the effects that all components of the environment have on each other. They should do this by reading well-reputed authors and scientists, and by spending time in nature. In addition, they should encourage other members of the community, especially the children, to take part in and discover nature. 

         A green learning community should not only encourage one’s awareness to what’s going on in the world around them, but also the ability to analyze and question elements of it and encourage change when necessary.

         I would know a green community if I saw a community with an emphasis on education, ecological literacy and service. It would encourage sustainability and ethical practices. Its members would understand aspects of food distribution and all of the variables that affect it. Its members would also possess a ‘can-do’ attitude that does not accept the general ignorance or the blind acceptance of the treatment of the environment that our society as a whole seems to. Most of all, the community would be one that values the first-hand experience of nature and one that realizes not all learning takes place indoors.