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I am passionate about school gardens as a place for learning, as a microcosm for farm-scale food production, and as a place where students can connect to the earth regularly.
There has been some uproar about a recent article in The Atlantic against school gardens. Have you read it?It is titled "Cultivating Failure".
There is a rebuttal in The Atlantic, too.
What are your thoughts on schools gardens? What role do they play in farm-based education? Should these programs happen during school hours, or only after school? What shining examples do you hold up to highlight the positive effects of school gardens?
There has been some uproar about a recent article in The Atlantic against school gardens. Have you read it?It is titled "Cultivating Failure".
There is a rebuttal in The Atlantic, too.
What are your thoughts on schools gardens? What role do they play in farm-based education? Should these programs happen during school hours, or only after school? What shining examples do you hold up to highlight the positive effects of school gardens?
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Permalink Reply by Tracy chamberlin on -
School gardens can be an invaluable tool for teaching students. As a Horticulture Educator for a school for emotionally challenged children I have come to realize that not everyone can learn in a traditional classroom and that the garden offers a way to learn that is more natural and holistic. Cave men didn't learn by sitting in front of a blackboard and by reciting. He learned by story telling and exploration. We are programmed to learn by using all of our senses. Interesting historical tidbit- During WWI there was an organization called the United States School Garden Army. During WWI this organization had over 25,000 acres under till, contributed over 50 million dollars worth of produce, and created the first national school curriculum. If we did it once we can do it again. Tracy Chamberlin, HTR
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