Babatunde Ogunnaike
Art
10/17/18
Climate Action/ Students for change
Pollution has been an ongoing issue in the world for decades and has only seemed to worsen over time. Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances into the Earth either resulting in air pollution or water pollution. These damages don’t only affect the Earth, but it affects us as well, it can cause severe health problems such as lung cancer, asthma, bronchitis, and a shortened life span. There are many types of pollution ranging from, air pollution, water pollution and land pollution. Air pollution is associated with the contamination of air in the atmosphere that’s important to all living creatures and a necessity to sustain life. Water pollution is the addition of harmful substances to water ranging from chemical, biological and physical materials that worsen the quality of the water which eventually renders it unusable. Land pollution is the destruction of the Earth’s land surface caused by humans, includes dumping of waste and littering. I believe that there could be more done to help reduce pollution and eventually reverse the damage that has been done to the planet.
Climate change is also a result of pollution, it is most often defined by a change in weather patterns at unusual periods of time either lasting for too long or not long enough. I believe there are many more actions that could be put in motion to help bring awareness to it. For starters, I believe climate change and pollution should be taught more in schools, what better way to secure the Earth's future than educating the children of tomorrow on how to maintain it.
“Climate Action” is intended to be a workshop for high school students that teaches them the importance of pollution and climate change. Teaching students to be socially and environmentally aware is something that some schools lack or don’t have at all. Growing up and in my experience of attending public school, the emphasis on it wasn’t a topic teacher focused on or went into detail. Being a criminal justice major, my goal is to not only have said classes but after school activities for underprivileged students and students have a history of delinquency. This can be an outlet for many students who exhibit delinquency to direct their energy and time into something beneficial and fun. Not only is this workshop intended to equip them with environmental knowledge but to teach them life lessons as well. Regarding students who are labeled as troublesome or have an history of behavior issues I can be a voice or an inspiration for them. Throughout my high school career, I also had own problems with staying out of trouble, from problems in school, with my family and even the police. I can be a voice of understanding for them because I’ve been through the same issues that they faced as well in a sense. Another reason I was inspired to write this paper is more on the environmental standpoint, from my experience in school teachers don't put emphasis if any on climate change and how it's changing the earth. In order for me to get more information on climate change I had to do research as I got older.
A better way of teaching children or students in general is visually, by implementing the study of environmental artists and their work can be a great way. Several artists like Olga Mercedes, Claude Monet, Chris Jordan, Edith Meusnier, and Nils Udo can inspire students and hopefully encourage them to make a difference whether it’s creatively or not. Olga Mercedes Bautista’s main Interests is re- appropriating nature, it consists in creating new forms by bending organic debris with plastic. A blending process is obtained by bonding layers of the tree bark together. My favorite artist is Chris Jordan, his goal is to open the world's eyes to how easily we destroy the planet.
“Chris Jordan - Exposing Consumeristic Culture.” Widewalls, www.widewalls.ch/environmental-artists/chris-jordan/.
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