SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY AND THEWORLD VIEW THEORY

Jeff Mathews  -  Cindy Philpot  -  Scott Schomer
 

As teachers we have the opportunity to impact students' lives and help them construct thoughts on what it means to be socially responsible.  High school students often do not see outside of their immediate life.  They do realize that choices they make today impact generations to come.  This seminar is desinged to help teachers impact student thinking with three main topics:  single-family water consumption taken to a global level, discussion of deep ecology and recommendations for teaching social responsibility in the classroom.

"This growth will produce serious challenges for our society.  I believe that many of our present social problems may be related to the fact that we have had only fifty years in which to accommodate the second hundred million Americans.  If fact, since 1945 alone some 90 million babies have been born in this country.  We have thus had to accommodate in a very few decades an adjustment to population growth which was once spread over centuries.  And now it appears that we will have to provide for a third hundred million Americans in a period of just 30 years."
- Richard Nixon


HOW MUCHWATER DO YOU USE?
1.  Your group is one family.  As a family, go to the link below to find out how much water your family uses each year.
Water Consumption Calculation

2.  Calculate your family's total water consumption.

--Add total gallons per year and the outside water uses (sprinkler and pool).
--Put your data on the baord.

3.  Calculate the amount of water each "family" member uses.

4.  On the water consumption site, determine what variables have the greatest effect on the amount of water consumed.

5.  US and Global Implacts.

Students' global concerns.
(about 2/3 down)


DEEP ECOLOGY
1.  Deep Ecology -vs- Shallow Ecology

2.  Track 1 -vs- Track 2

3.  Discussion

Deep-Ecology

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1.  As teachers, what are practical ways that we can help our students understand social responsibility and how their individual choices impact the world?

2.  What is global sustainability?

3.  The following website describes global sustainability and offers teachers lessons to use in the classroom.

--Go to the ESF site to read more on sustainability.
--In your groups, pick a lesson from the following site.
Curriculum
--How will these lessons impact students' understanding on social responsibility?

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