Talking recently with my friend Michelle, the topic of corporate/consumer responsibility and social justice came up, and before long we turned to Walmart as a case in point. (I know, right?) Michelle’s question/statement to me went something like this: Many do not necessarily have a need to shop at a place with such low prices [...]
walmart: socially just or just plain evil?
February 10th, 2012
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Tags: consumerism · social responsibility · social-justice · sustainability
a real world few students wanted
June 2nd, 2011
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I teach the first year composition sequence at a community college. These are required writing courses for all transfer students–the majority of the students who pass through the institution. With very few exceptions, I would say that these two courses are probably the least looked-forward to by students of the entire gen-ed curriculum. Many just [...]
Tags: apathy · assignments · service-learning · student work · sustainability · teaching · volunteering
not your typical water park
May 5th, 2011
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Some kids go to Wisconsin Dells to ride the water slides. Others take an afternoon to consider where things go when you flush them down the toilet, where our drinking water comes from, and how these water systems work together. This past week, our Earth Scouts group looked at water in a different kind of [...]
Tags: environment · photos · social responsibility · sustainability · tours · water
