I always learnt that humans are the responsible for vanishing the resources but Renert in his article “Mathematics for life: Sustainable mathematics education” pointed out that not only humans, the animals also responsible for vanishing agricultural resources. It is shocking for me to know that beef’s role in vanishing agricultural resources is 3.5 times more than chicken. I also found out that vegetarian diet helps to reduce carbon emissions.
The second thing that stuck in my mind is the "Large numbers" section in which the author points out that emotions about large numbers can impact on the real
world. The author explained that if humans have feelings about the increasing
numbers and impact of these numbers on climate, only then they would put an
initiative to help the environment.
I think that teachers play an essential role in building a connection
between students and nature. Teachers can encourage students to take
participate in communities of action. I encounter with some experience during
my volunteer, in graphing representation lesson, a teacher provided a worksheet
that students need to completer, which focuses on the carbon dioxide in
everyday life. And use that data to graph. She also used to run a club in which
each week students go outside their classroom and clean the surroundings near
the school building, and they get some bonus reward.
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