You thought you were signing up for an English class and the teacher wants to persuade you to become a change maker. Could this be a way of coping with eco-anxiety? But are there any limits on what you can do in an educational setting?
Welcome to show number 310 of absolutely intercultural. My name’s Anne Fox and I’ve been talking to Harry Waters, a teacher in Spain about using English teaching to connect it with sustainability.
absolutely heroic
First I wanted to find out why Harry does that and then I asked him about the book, Activities for a Greener Mindset” which he wrote to share his ideas more widely with other teachers.
absolutely legal
It occurred to me that some of the activities Harry was proposing may not be received equally enthusiastically everywhere so let’s go, absolutely legal.
absolutely emotional
The reason I got in touch with Harry in the first place was that I had heard him talk about harnessing the power of emotion in his sustainability work. You may have heard that eco-anxiety is a thing but Harry interprets it much more widely than that so let’s go absolutely emotional.
So, are you using your anger for good? Are you a change maker and if so, where did that come from? If you want more ideas then I suggest looking through Harry’s book, Activities for a Greener Mindset: Integrating sustainable learning in the ELT classroom. There’s a free sample on the publisher’s website. Also don’t forget to check out the Climate Mental Health Network website. You can also leave us a comment here.
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