Entrance Slip Sept 28

 1) What is our responsibility as educators as we help to raise and teach new generations to be leaders in our contemporary and future world?

It is our responsibility as educators to raise awareness of things that may be problems for the next generation and future leaders. Climate change, in particular, is one of the problems that our next generation will be combatting. That being said, new generations need to be informed and prepared for the problems the future holds, and need to know ways they can help and take action now.

2) Are we (as a society and as people) capable of making changes to the ways our subjects were ‘traditionally’ taught to us? If so, what are your thoughts on the suggested changes here? And if not, what is the fate of our world?

As teachers, we certainly have power to change how our subjects were traditionally taught. Referring to the article, I have no doubt that it is important to raise awareness in schools about problems like climate change. Students can definitely be more mindful of the situation. The author mentioned the three principles that are meant to guide educators in creating meaningful mathematics lessons in regards to climate change, them being forms of authenticity, forms of participation, and reflecting on and in mathematics. The forms of authenticity and the reflecting on and in mathematics areas are good ways to implement application based questions (especially in classes like statistics or Calculus), allowing students to be doing the curriculum's content while being aware of the problem of climate change. However, I believe that the forms of particpation area is not really meant to take place in the classroom. Teachers can surely mention and advocate for students taking action and engaging in raising awareness and public debates, but whether the students decide to participate and take action is their choice.

3) What are your personal thoughts and feelings about global climate change in our times?

I can say that I am concerned and responsible for climate change in our times. I realize that there is a huge responsibility and environmental impact of my actions. Even me taking public transit affects the environment and climate change. Overall, I have a desire to make the environment a better place and will support the cause in whatever means necessary.