Per my 'individual change' projects I would like students to complete, I am engaging in my own efforts to eat/drink locally (and giving up expensive, shipped kombucha), bike (rather than drive) as much as possible, and...go camping. A bit by way of background as to why this is significant:
I didn't learn to bike until I was almost 35 years old. To join those who are increasingly commuting via bike rather than car is then pretty significant (according to Census data, bike to work commuting has increased from 488,000 people in 2000 to 882,198 people in 2013).
As for camping, I want contemplative education to confront the notion that we are separate from our natural environment (rather than a part of it!). I believe that issue is applicable to all classes. However, just like I needed a spiritual experience to see the infusion of spirit in curricula, I need a natural experience to infuse nature in curricula. So...as much as I fear spiders and bodily functions without 'modern' comforts, I must plan a camping trip (Mel says she has a tent and sleeping pad, which should get us/me started).
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