Instead of simply inviting students to toss unwanted trash of any kind into them (which, until recently, included everything from broken pencils and empty water bottles to rotting bagged lunches and day-old chewing gum) these recycling bins now have a single, worthy purpose: to encourage a “go green” philosophy.
It was frustrating to see Kimberly Cashdollars’ Learning for Life students work their way from classroom to classroom each morning, trying to promote recycling despite the carelessness many exhibited when it came to their environmental habits. Now, thanks to a school-wide movement stressing the importance of developing strong, eco-friendly actions, these ever-diligent students should face fewer obstacles when it comes to their eco-friendly campaign.
Finally, instead of merely representing the blatant disregard many students seemed to hold regarding their recyclable habits, these blue bins will stand for the far more admirable ideal they were originally meant to uphold: a strong sense of integrity and conscientiousness among all MHS students.
This is not to say the process will be easy; students can probably expect a confusing next couple months in regards to these new, green goals. The bins will still be overflowing with non-recyclable trash; perhaps even at the same disturbing amount they were before. Out of habit, even students with good intentions will contribute to this outpouring of further anti-environmental habits.
In the long run, however, everything should start looking up. Like most everything, this change needs time to develop; eventually, the once-ignored bins will begin to take on a new, constructive face in students’ eyes. With practice, scrap papers and soda bottles will find their way to the proper receptacles, without nagging reminders.
Who knows? This change may affect MHS students in all realms of life, even outside of school. Enforcing regular recycling and environmentally friendly actions certainly cannot hurt students’ at-home practices; with time, students may become conscious of the effects their actions have on the environment.
Things can only get better from here; although it may take a while, only good can come out of the forthright efforts that are being put into the promotion of environmentally-friendly actions. Looking past students’ past behaviors can be difficult, but a bright future is surely on its way; one only needs a little faith.
Instead of simply inviting students to toss unwanted trash of any kind into them (which, until recently, included everything from broken pencils and empty water bottles to rotting bagged lunches and day-old chewing gum) these recycling bins now have a single, worthy purpose: to encourage a “go green” philosophy.
It was frustrating to see Kimberly Cashdollars’ Learning for Life students work their way from classroom to classroom each morning, trying to promote recycling despite the carelessness many exhibited when it came to their environmental habits. Now, thanks to a school-wide movement stressing the importance of developing strong, eco-friendly actions, these ever-diligent students should face fewer obstacles when it comes to their eco-friendly campaign.
Finally, instead of merely representing the blatant disregard many students seemed to hold regarding their recyclable habits, these blue bins will stand for the far more admirable ideal they were originally meant to uphold: a strong sense of integrity and conscientiousness among all MHS students.
This is not to say the process will be easy; students can probably expect a confusing next couple months in regards to these new, green goals. The bins will still be overflowing with non-recyclable trash; perhaps even at the same disturbing amount they were before. Out of habit, even students with good intentions will contribute to this outpouring of further anti-environmental habits.
In the long run, however, everything should start looking up. Like most everything, this change needs time to develop; eventually, the once-ignored bins will begin to take on a new, constructive face in students’ eyes. With practice, scrap papers and soda bottles will find their way to the proper receptacles, without nagging reminders.
Who knows? This change may affect MHS students in all realms of life, even outside of school. Enforcing regular recycling and environmentally friendly actions certainly cannot hurt students’ at-home practices; with time, students may become conscious of the effects their actions have on the environment.
Things can only get better from here; although it may take a while, only good can come out of the forthright efforts that are being put into the promotion of environmentally-friendly actions. Looking past students’ past behaviors can be difficult, but a bright future is surely on its way; one only needs a little faith.