Personal Mission Statement
I intend to apply my environmental studies degree with a concentration in environmental education to the education of youth about the environment and the world around them. I aspire to become as environmentally literate as possible and in turn, by conducting outreach and outdoor education, inspire youth to do the same. I will strive to build valuable connections that will allow me to reach my goals.
Barry Lopez wrote in On the Purpose of Writing that what he noticed was that most writers are looking for the same thing which is a source of hope. I think that applies to writing and communicating in the environmental profession because whether you’re an environmental researcher or teacher you’re still doing your job with a sense of hope. The hope of finding the new invention that will clean the air faster or the hope that you’ll teach your students effectively to the point where they’ll want to go out and make a change. This all depends on being able to write and communicate properly. Lopez said that as a writer it is your responsibility to keep in mind what others already know and to have an awareness of the fate of the community we’re writing about. I hope to one day be able to teach environmental education at the high school level but also do outreach to youth in Mexico since that is where my family is from. I know that I’ll definitely need to keep in mind the communities my students will be from and what the communities are like in Mexico to effectively communicate environmental issues.
Barry Lopez wrote in On the Purpose of Writing that what he noticed was that most writers are looking for the same thing which is a source of hope. I think that applies to writing and communicating in the environmental profession because whether you’re an environmental researcher or teacher you’re still doing your job with a sense of hope. The hope of finding the new invention that will clean the air faster or the hope that you’ll teach your students effectively to the point where they’ll want to go out and make a change. This all depends on being able to write and communicate properly. Lopez said that as a writer it is your responsibility to keep in mind what others already know and to have an awareness of the fate of the community we’re writing about. I hope to one day be able to teach environmental education at the high school level but also do outreach to youth in Mexico since that is where my family is from. I know that I’ll definitely need to keep in mind the communities my students will be from and what the communities are like in Mexico to effectively communicate environmental issues.
Contributions to Research
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