School Garden A Teaching Mechanism For Patriotism,...

Introduction The first American school garden was created in 1891, and by 1919 the emergence of the United States School Garden Army involved the participation of thousands of children for producing food for the war effort, moreover, advocates utilized school gardens as a teaching mechanism for patriotism, ethics, and nature (Trelstad, 1997). Today’s youth lack real life experience with the ecosystem. School gardens provide students with the opportunity to learn hands-on, even in a school with limited resources (Bucklin-Sporer Pringle, 2010). Children spend most of their time in a school setting, which makes schools the main target for programs that encourage fruit and vegetable consumption (Hazzard, Moreno, Beall Zidenberg-Cherr, 2011). Identifying the purpose of having a school garden can help shape what is expected from support staff, school administrators, teachers, and community. School garden programs vary in purpose, involvement, and each has its own unique curriculum. While other school gardens have raised beds, others may have sunken beds. The design of a garden can also be for focused learning, on fruits and vegetables, nutrition, or local habitat of native plants (Bucklin-Sporer Pringle, 2010). Each garden is distinctive to its own program based on factors such as (but not limited to), space availability, funding, and the people involved in the maintenance of the garden. Schools are faced with many challenges during the implementation phase of a schoolShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whetten, David A. (David Allred) Developing management skills /David A. Whetten, Kim S. Cameron.—8th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-13-612100-8 1. Management—-Study and teaching. 2. Management—Problems, exercises, etc. Kim S. II. Tit le. HD30.4.W46 2011 658.40071 173—dc22 I. Cameron, 2009040522 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ISBN 10: 0-13-612100-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-612100-8 B R I E F TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S PrefaceRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesFireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered JanisRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pagesmanagement, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been honored with teaching awards from both the Oregon State University MBA program and the University of Oregon Executive MBA program. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fulbright scholar