Going green and real-life application of sustainability
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WHEN leading a greener lifestyle, sustainability is an essential factor for conserving energy and resources.
“When selecting the right tools for their classrooms, school officials evaluate a variety of performance criteria such as price, processor speed, screen resolution, printing speed and bandwidth. However, one criterion that is often overlooked is sustainability,” the author of the article “An Often Overlooked Criteria” published by the blog School Planning & Management, noted.
When I saw this article, I was amazed by the idea it conveys. While environmental sustainability is a big topic in our subjects such as natural and human sciences, schools do not seem to emphasize it too much when it comes to real-life practices.
In the study of geography, we have learned human activities are one of the major causes of the global climate change.
Data and statistics can only give us a glimpse of what is going on at the moment. Theories and solutions provided by textbooks mean nothing if we do not put them into real practices and apply what has been taught in the syllabi. Actions that schools can take to help maintain environmental sustainability can be as simple as installing low-emitting facilities and partnering with e-waste recycling vendors to ensure that their e-waste is properly managed. By applying the theories we learn in class to real life situations, I believe that students can better understand that a sustainable lifestyle is an achievable goal.
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