The Essay Highlights Sustainable Education's Importance And Perspectives On The Environment.

Impact of Childhood Memories on Sustainable Perspectives

Discuss about the Sustainable Education and Perspectives.

I have several memories from my grown up days that have played significant role in shaping my behaviour and attitude about the environment and sustainability development. The following article has concentrated on some of my memories and highlighted how it has affected y behaviour.

During my childhood, I have seen my schoolteacher to purchase plants from the local nursery and plant it in the garden. She used to decorate her house with full of plants. It has put a great impact on my attitude. She used to discuss about the role of plants in our lives it has influenced my behaviour. From those discussions, I have realised the importance of trees and how it can affect our daily life. Thus, it has affected my attitude about environmental sustainability.  This has led me to implement the policy of my teacher and plant more trees in my surroundings. It is often evident that people are busy in deforestation to construct large buildings and flats. This unique initiative of my teacher has made me realize that being a responsible member of the society, we all must take such initiative to support our community and earth, as deforestation put a negative impact on the living creatures of the earth. Trees are considered as one of the most useful and precious asset. The whole earth is relied on tree for ample of reasons, such as-Oxygen, food, shelter and so on (Revesz et al., 2014). Trees provide us all the products of our primary necessity. Thus, deforestation may lead the whole generation to meet a deadly conclusion in the near future. I have read in many textbooks about the role of trees in our life, but the practice of my teacher has made me realise about the truthfulness of those reports. I have planted several trees in my house, garden and locality from then.

Another experience that has played major role in shaping my behaviour towards environment was from my adolescence. I used to click pictures of many migratory birds in our garden. During that period, many migratory birds used to visit our locality due to climate change. It was an exciting activity for me. However, the scenario has been changed within three to four years. The rise of the global temperature due to globalization is the main reason for such consequence. Global warming has affected the natural life cycle of the migratory birds in a significant manner by enhancing the global temperature and harmful gases in the atmosphere (Fu et al., 2015). This has affected my life and look out towards environmental sustainability. At the initial stage, I was unable to identify the real reason behind such factors. However, I realised how globalization has affected the lifecycle of the migratory birds. It has influenced the behaviour to some extent.  This incident has made a strong mark in my life. After my observation that global warming is working as a threat to the existence of life on earth, I always try to avoid all such practices that can enhance the global warming and its effect on the environment. I try to influence other as well by discussing about harmful consequence of global warming and encourage them to adopt such practices that can save environment for the future generation.

Role of Community and Initiative towards Sustainable Environment

I have started a tree plantation program in my community where community people will participate in forestation in every weekend and plant lot of trees that can save our earth to meet an awful consequence in near future. I believe little steps everyday can make big changes. Hence, I think this initiative will set an example in front of the whole world and motivate others to spread greenery.

Two memories discussed in the previous part have influenced my value and philosophy towards life and environment in significant manner. In recent time, global warming has become one of the major concerns for the whole world. It has welcomed deadly circumstances in near future. I have heard and learned many things about globalization and its harmful effect on the earth and living creatures. Thus, when I have learned that I can also contribute as a sincere and responsible citizen for the betterment of my surroundings by the practice of my teacher, it has put a great impact on my value and philosophy. The precious lessons from my teacher have led me to rethink over the issue. It has made me think that how our tiny steps can bring revolution. We all have some responsibilities towards our locality, our earth. In this scenario where global warming has led us towards the end, we must realize out duty and practice our roles in an appropriate manner.

My parents and local people has also played crucial role to influence me as well. They have encouraged me to take some initiative to plant more trees in the locality, so it can decrease the level of pollution. My locality always plays active role in environmental practices and sustainable development. In the earlier years, they have taken several steps to support the community development. Hence, while I proposed the idea of tree plantation program in the locality, my parents and neighbours have supported me whole-heartedly and they have taken active part in the program as well. It has enhanced my confidence level and encouraged me to take such initiatives in future.

As per many reports, trees play the most crucial role in reducing the pollution level from the environment (Wattchow et al., 2013). Many reports claim that one tree can save thousands of life. In this scenario, where the whole world is fighting against global warming and its effect, my initiative to plant more number of trees in the locality has the capacity to bring revolution (Leiserowitz et al., 2014). After I have started the initiative, many people from my surrounding have started to plant tree in their house and garden. This has increased the number of trees in our society. Moreover, we have organized awareness campaign to promote this idea and aware people about the value of tree. This has encouraged many people to adopt this value. Many people have joined with us after campaign to support our initiative. It is not possible to bring changes for one person. In order to adopt or implement any new change it is important to unite people and present a transparent idea about the initiative. Thus, it has led me to organize this awareness campaign. During the campaign I have been introduced with many broader sustainable issues, such as lack of drinking water, well constructed sewage system and so on. Therefore, I have realised that we all need to work as a team save our locality as well as earth from this sustainable issues.

The Responsibility of Teachers in Sustainable Education

Teacher plays several roles in a life of student. He plays crucial role in shaping the behaviour, values and ethics of his student. I have tried to deliver my knowledge among other people by following the footstep of my teacher. I often try to provide a lesson to other people who are not aware of importance of tree and effect of global warming. I try to make them aware how our every day practices can enhance the rate of pollution in the environment and why we must actively avoid these practices. As, my teacher once encouraged me to change my value and philosophy towards the environment, I also encourage my students and local people to change their values.

As teachers plays significant role in establishing a bright future of the student, it is their responsibility to teach their students about their responsibility towards society and earth (Wals et al., 2014). Kids are the future of our society, their behaviour must be designed in such a manner so they can act as a sincere member of the society in future, so teachers must perform their role in an appropriate manner and teach them about environmental and sustainable responsibility (Sorensen, Clark & Jordan, 2015). They must present a transparent idea about all the issues of environment and how it can affect our lifecycle. It will help students to realise their role in the society.

Students and youth of the society must be presented a clear view on every issues of the environment. They must be introduced all the positive and negative aspects of the issues. They must be provided a clear vision of future and taught that if the issues will not be treated what conclusion can be met by the society. Many social awareness campaign must be organized in school, colleges and parks to provide a clear knowledge about the global warming and present condition of the environment to the young generation of the society. It will help them to realise their responsibility towards the society.

Conclusion:

As per the previous discussion, it can be concluded, environmental and sustainability issues have become major concern for the whole world after the arrival of global warming. Thus, it is our duty to observe the crisis and take effective steps to heal the issue and save the earth for the future generation.

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