Re: [LM_NET] GEN: Schools go green

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Hi Steve,

Actually, I'd argue that these Portland kids were doing a LOT of 
reading and writing--and info literacy, to boot:

>who won a 2008 eco-Excellence Award for his work with students on a 
>two-year worm bin composting project that resulted in a printed 
>how-to book.  Kids researched ways for the school to reduce food waste.

Best,
Toni

At 10:34 PM 3/28/2008, Steve Bazis wrote:
>In the meantime, they're not learning how to read and 
>write.  Nowadays the focus is on learning to be "social" and 
>"green".  Whatever happened to traditional education when they 
>learned something they could use in their lives and not be subjected 
>to an educational philosophy where everything is done according 
>(read--standards) to the state?
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni Buzzeo" <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>
>To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:04 AM
>Subject: TAR: GEN: Schools go green
>
>
>>Hi Friends,
>>
>>I was listening to HARVEST OF HOPE by Jane Goodall on audio this 
>>week (it's a wonderful book and I HIGHLY recommend it!).  It 
>>started me thinking about the efforts we are making in our schools 
>>to "go green." So what are KIDS in your school doing for the "green" movement?
>>
>>I just read in this morning's newspaper an article about a former 
>>Portland Public Schools colleague of mine, Rob Lindsay, a seventh 
>>grade science teacher up the road at the middle school from my 
>>elementary school, who won a 2008 eco-Excellence Award for his work 
>>with students on a two-year worm bin composting project that 
>>resulted in a printed how-to book.  Kids researched ways for the 
>>school to reduce food waste.  Cool!
>>
>>Best,
>>Toni
>>
>>
>>Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
>>Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
>>Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
>>Buxton, ME 04093
>>http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
>>R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND NEW!

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