On Wednesday, November 17th, our class is going on a field trip to work with the organization Save the Bay to help do some research and learn about the environment and what we can do to preserve it. I personally am a huge fan of field trips – they are just as fun during 12th grade as they were during kindergarten. I believe that getting out of the classroom and having more of a hands-on approach to learning makes the material more memorable. Also, I think just changing up the environment and the normal schedule of a student makes the experience special and thus leaves more of a positive connotation. Field trips are similar to labs in the sense that they both demonstrate real life applications of whatever material is being studied to the real world.
I personally am really excited to observe the animals in the wetlands and learn about preventive measures to save the environment. As an animal lover I am primarily concerned with the negative effects pollution has on wildlife. I would like to learn more about how severely human activity is hurting the environment and what the future looks like for our planet if we do not make drastic changes to the way we treat it. Obviously, I would like to positively affect the environment. I don’t think anyone has the intention of having a negative impact on the environment (or at least I hope not), but I know the third option, apathy, may unfortunately be the dominant choice. Humans are naturally selfish beings, and many people simply do not care enough about what happens to the planet to make any efforts to improve its condition. I hope on this field trip to learn some basic ways that even one person can make a difference in order to try and solve this problem.
Visit http://blog.savesfbay.org to learn more about Save the Bay!
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