Sustainability Reflection

I thoroughly enjoyed the day of learning.  The kids we taught genuinely seemed as though they were interested in learning about the water crisis.  They were alert during our activities, asked questions and shared facts they knew.  Their favorite activity by general consensus was the jerry can race, especially the second group.  We took them out to Houston street, and had the kids walk across the park and back holding two jerry cans.  It provided a very small taste of what children in impoverished countries have to go through on a daily basis; except they walk for miles and miles.  The second group we had was much more difficult than the first.  The first group was very cooperative, and complied with out instructions with no problems.  The second group, however, constantly argued and messed around during a few of our activities.  It took quite a bit of persuading and arguing to get them quiet.

The videos we watched were very educational.  They described the sustainability topics we worked on concisely and effectively.  Liam’s video was particularly good, it was very well made and expressed the goal of our day of learning very well.  While our set-up group finished relatively quickly, I learned about organic practices, and statistics relating to organic food growth in the United States.  Overall, the day of learning was a great culmination of our work over months.  I learned a great deal of information, and I’m sure everyone in the middle school also did.