I attended a liberal arts magnet high school that focused on social studies and English and was rather lacking in good science teachers. I took Biology my freshman year. The teacher was very sweet and I did well in it, but I learned very little and remember even less. However in comparison to the next three years of science, that course might have been my favorite science class from high school. Sophomore year I was stuck with a moody soccer coach for chemistry. My AP Physics teacher my junior year was a talented physicist, but had no idea how to teach to anyone without prior knowledge of several years worth of calculus and physics. Senior year I gave up and took Forensics, a joke class, so that I would get my last science credit and graduate, yet I still ended up with a disaster of a teacher.
I am very interested in the outreach portion of this course. As a public relations major, it is important to me to learn the best way to present information to the general public.
I am most interested in the composting portion of the class. My mom has her own garden and compost, but I have never taken the time to learn more about the actual process of how compost is made. I would love to learn more about the process of turning food waste into nutrient-rich soil.
I think that fellow students would be most interested in the reversing climate change portion of these issues. We are all young adults hoping to still have a healthy world to grow old in, and we want to better our environment.
Working with kids in high school could help teach us how to approach these issues in a way that engages younger generations and ensures that people in the future continue to make an effort to improve the environment.