Multicultural School Gardens: Entrance Slip

I smiled and smiled while reading this paper; oh the joy of gardening! I remember growing small plants in the elementary school back in Taiwan. Although gardening is not my thing because plants tend to die under my care, I can see that the kids really enjoy growing them. One problem arises: the age group. It seems that community garden learning works for kids this young, but what about my future students, who will be in the secondary school? My takeaway on this essay thus focus on the place-based learning and the social aspects of it. We live in nature, and nature is all around us. It's important that we live in a place (Canada) where nature can be reach within touching distance. Not only do we live in a place where everything grows, we also live in a place where physics law govern the movement of everything. If we live on a hill, cars need no gas in order to go fast; if we live near the sea the air is naturally wet and full with the smell of salt. I see some aspects of the nature, and I'm sure the kids will see all sorts of different things. If we ask them to share with each other, they'll learn more. Not only will they learn about the knowledge, they will also learn how to talk to each other. All of these aspects of learning are not limited to the community gardens. I will try to incorporate these aspects into my future teaching.