Choosing to Participate:
A Social Justice Service Project on Sustainability

WOW!!! I will never be a teacher. Some of the children from the 1st group were extremely uncooperative. Quinn, Cole, Robbie, and I were exhausted. We even had to throw one child out. The second group went better because we learned from our mistakes. We told them that they couldn’t eat the candy at all, but then we gave it to them at the end. Overall the day went well, i enjoyed myself and learned why teachers can be mean, Kids are horrible to teach. I am going to try hard not to give teachers a hard time with my conduct. The day really changed my views on things.

My mother, Renee L. Banks has not eaten pork for as long as I have lived and hasn’t eaten beef in more than 5 years. since my mother does not eat pork, I have never eaten pork a single day in my life. Although my mother doesn’t eat beef, I do because I have been eating beef since I was born, she would not make me stop eating it. Sometimes I get weird responses when I say that I don’t eat pork. People say why don’t you eat pork, I say I don’t no I just don’t. No matter what I never have and probably never will eat pork.

Today I was quite late to my sustainability organization because I over slept. when I got to the group I was one hour late, with only one hour left for activities. I ended up walking around and giving people ideas about their projects. I helped with materials also. I don’t think I will ever be late again, I was embarrassed and ashamed. the next time I have something to get to i will set my clock very early.

On February 9th Calen, Ella, Niles, Jack G, Henry, Maya P, and I went to the Center for Architecture Foundation. I got to the location that we were supposed to meet, about 15 minutes late and it was almost the end of our tour. i felt embarrassed tat i was late and i thought that i had given Grace, our tour guide, a bad impression of me, but she made it clear that it was fine. When we were done with our tour, we went downstairs into a small activity area with tables set around the room. there were art supplies on two of the tables and we were informed of what we were here to do. Grace told us that we were going to help 2nd and 3rd graders and their parents make a green sculpture. After she was done talking we heard the tour that was given to us being given to the guests. Five minutes later the children came downstairs and sat down in their seats with their parents and listened to what they were going to do. After that, they started to construct their sculptures. after an hour, we listened to what they made and gave out stars to everyone. Doing this sustainability project made me fell like i was helping little children learn about the enviornment. i would definitely go here again
- Manny Kennerly