We can change the world! We can make a difference! We can be anything we want! Yeah? Prove it!
We are told these things all our childhood. But then we sit on our bums in a class for twelve years. Learning a few things- sure. Memorizing endless numerals that we will never use in real life- far too much.
Teachers, here is your chance to prove to youth that they can make a difference. Plan a semester, or a whole year, around a local problem.
Find an organization that builds tiny homes for the homeless. The students practice maths with the measurements, engineering with the building plans, and social studies by learning about the problems and issues. They they get to help build the houses!
Older inner city students can open an after school youth club to mentor at risk kids. They will learn problem solving and identifying the unique challenges faced. They can organize ball games, help with homework, teach art or music, fund raise, and many other things as the possibilities are endless!
Bees are necessary for the world. If bees were to become extinct all life on this planet would perish. Research bees and their importance and upkeep, plant colorful flowers, and build beehives! Science, maths, building, animal sciences, and gardening are used.
Start your own charity! Research how to begin a 501c3 and what type of organization you wish to run and what it will do. Learn grant writing, social outreach, community building, etc.
Clean up a swamp or forest. Learn ecosystems, pollution and science.
Start an urban garden. Secure an area with the city and the kids and neighbors work together to build raised beds, secure seeds, learn how to plant and research as some veggies grow better beside others, network with the community, and harvest tasty treats!
If local ordinance does not allow the above, plan a couple months of field trips to learn where your food comes from. Week 1- research local foods and farms. Visit a farm. Spend the day learning what goes into the growing and harvesting. Week 2- research food animals then visit a humane ranch. Week 3- learn about transportation of food, the trucking and train industry, etc, then tour a facility. Week 4- learn the importance of farmers markets and visit one. Many educational opportunities abound, from economics to sustainability.
Real life learning opportunities are necessary to understanding the world and your place in it. It connects you to the community and gives you a sense of belonging. And working collaboratively with your peers and local governments builds important social and communication skills which are necessary to succeed in the world.
What are some other ways classes can solve real world problems?
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I love this. We really do need to revolutionize the school systems everywhere and show them how all the things they learn can be applied in the real world. It would make learning more fun and memorable AND make the world a better place.
Yes, exactly!
There are whole committees who demand from a student a period of time serving their community before they can attend University or begin their career and family. We could easily incorporate this into our system.
My mom picks up anything that can be recycled when she goes for her job in the morning, and then rinses it and puts it in the recycling bin at home. If a class of students go walking, they can pick up garbage too.
My mom once got stopped by a cop because she was carrying a beer can. She told the cop she had picked it up to bring home and recycle. The cop suggested she keep a bag in her pocket in case she find beer bottles and cans so that people don't think she's drinking in the street lol
Oh that is funny!
But to think, your mom would have gotten into trouble had she encountered a nasty cop...
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She would have done her "oh-oh-oh" poor-little-old-lady-didn't-know-better thing. I should one day make a video imitating my mom doing that. She got stopped for speeding and then doing the "oh" thing, to show she had no idea what the limit was in that area. I was in the passenger seat. It worked, she only got a warning. It was pretty funny.
Oh my that's too funny!
You really should!
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