Susan's article was quite long but full of insight. I really want to focus on just "The importance of showing respect for living ecosystems as co-teachers".
Remember that we had a some discussion in the class that some of the Newton's apple trees were moved to the older orchard garden, and a few years back they just destroyed the trees and just plant new trees in the new site? I think this is also one evidence that the campus planners are very disconnected from respecting nature and what we should bring to the classroom.
Imagine, just imagine, if we didn't destroy the trees. Instead we try and transplant the trees from the old site to the new site. We can talk about how much money we spent, how much effort goes into the project, how much time we spent on it. The story will be powerful and the education value would be so high. If we just focus on just educational value, this is absolutely more valuable.
Not to mention that destroying the trees is purely not respecting our connection to mother nature. We should learn from the climate crisis we have right now. We have to think deeply and carefully for all the consequences we are going to make by a destructive activity. As someone who cares about the environment, I hope that more people knows that the choices we make now are not just for us, but for the generations that follow.
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