{"id":6613,"date":"2016-01-26T18:34:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T02:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/?p=6613"},"modified":"2016-01-26T18:53:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T02:53:58","slug":"unexpected-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/a-l-l-pedagogy\/unexpected-outcomes","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Outcomes !"},"content":{"rendered":"

As A Living Library Garden\/Ecology\/Multi-Arts\/Nutrition\/Health Teacher<\/strong><\/em>, I plan each lesson with an educational outcome in mind. For instance, last week I wanted the students to learn about different kinds of edible roots; we looked at examples of plants with \u201ctaproots,\u201d like carrots, \u201ctubers,\u201d like potatoes, and \u201cbulbs,\u201d like onions and garlic. My goal is that each lesson in A Living Library Garden & Think Park<\/em>\u00a0at Juniperos Serra Elementary School<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>has a hands-on component as well. For my root lesson, we started with a discussion and photos, and then planted potatoes and garlic in the garden. After I gave instructions and handed out garden tools, I was immediately met with opposition by three students in the class.<\/p>\n

Hands on their hips, disgusted looks on their faces. \u201cI don\u2019t want to get my hands dirty<\/em>!,\u201d they exclaimed. \u00a0\u201cMe too<\/em>,\u201d another retorted, \u201cI hate when I get dirt on my fingernails!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Planting<\/p>\n

I showed them my hands, thoroughly covered in dirt. \u201cREAL gardeners<\/em>\u201d I explained, \u201cget their hands dirty, we will wash out hands after garden class<\/em>.\u201d Then, I went to get the other students started on planting.\u00a0\u00a0 Without much thought I turned around, and to my surprise the three \u201canti-dirty\u201d students were hands deep in the soil, giggling and playing with a worm they had found. Minutes later I heard them enthusiastically call my name, \u201cMs. Kristin! Look at my hands<\/em>,\u201d smiling, they waved their soiled hands in my face, \u201cI am a real gardener too!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dirty<\/p>\n

I love how quickly children are willing to change their minds. Adults are so set in their ways, myself included. \u00a0We have steadfast opinions about what we like and don\u2019t like, and we are not easily swayed otherwise. I think this trait can be detrimental, as we may miss out on new opportunities and experiences.<\/p>\n

I would like to think that in five years, while my A Living Library Garden Students<\/strong><\/em> may not remember what a \u201ctaproot\u201d or \u201ctuber\u201d is, they will have held on to the sensation of having their hands in the soil. They won\u2019t be afraid to get their hands dirty, and they will dive into the opportunity to spend time amongst plants.<\/p>\n

By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Kristen DeRose<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As A Living Library Garden\/Ecology\/Multi-Arts\/Nutrition\/Health Teacher, I plan each lesson with an educational outcome in mind. For instance, last week I wanted the students to learn about different kinds of edible roots; we looked at examples of plants with \u201ctaproots,\u201d like carrots, \u201ctubers,\u201d like potatoes, and \u201cbulbs,\u201d like onions and garlic. My goal is that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Unexpected Outcomes ! - A Living Library - Archive Site","description":"As A Living Library Garden\/Ecology\/Multi-Arts\/Nutrition\/Health Teacher , I plan each lesson with an educational outcome in mind. For instance, last week I wante"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[23,22,61,79,63,81,77,75,80,24,76,78],"class_list":["post-6613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-l-l-pedagogy","category-bernal-heights-living-library-think-park","tag-a-living-library","tag-bonnie-ora-sherk","tag-ecological-transformation","tag-experiential-learning","tag-hands-on-learning","tag-junipero-serra-elementary","tag-living-library","tag-school-garden","tag-school-gardens","tag-think-park","tag-urban-agriculture","tag-watershed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6613"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6635,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6613\/revisions\/6635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alivinglibrary.org\/archive-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}