I think it would be very easy to know a Green Learning Community if you saw one. However, I'd argue, it would even be easy to know a GLC without sight. If you were blindfolded and placed in a green learning classroom, you would find it very difficult to distinguish the teacher from one of the students. The discussion based democratic class flow allows everyone to be involved in the class operation. In a traditional class, I doubt you would sit blindfolded for more than 3 minutes without being able to point out the teacher from the rest of the people in the room.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Blog #5
The whole concept of a Green Learning Community is rather new to me, however, I don't believe it's too difficult to grasp. What you must do is question the traditional methods we've been conditioned to blindly accept as "the way", and look at learning as an egalitarian community process, as opposed to the hierarchical structure and "lecture/regurgitation get a bullshit A when you really didn't learn anything" methods we've unfortunately come to embrace. Of course the green learning community focuses on green learning (i.e.: sustainability, equality, ecological competence) and does so in a truly democratic manner, which blurs the line between teacher and student.
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Interesting "blind" scenarios. As an educator myself, I was not taught to teach in this way. As I now adopt these values/processes into my class rooms, it is odd to see some "push back" from other teachers who feel that they may loose a certain sense of 'power' should they adopt some of these values. However, research has shown that as students take ownership of their learning, are more involved in curriculum decisions they remain more engaged.
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