Comments on: Response to Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373 Growing healthy schools and communities through garden-based education Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:35:19 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MPP http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-228 MPP Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:02:24 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-228 Well stated. While I completely disagree with Flanagan's conclusions about the value of garden-based education, my biggest argument with her is that she equates achieving standards with education. Time and time again we have learned that passing an exam does not indicate competence to do something. She has fallen into the testing trap. Our children deserve better. Well stated. While I completely disagree with Flanagan’s conclusions about the value of garden-based education, my biggest argument with her is that she equates achieving standards with education. Time and time again we have learned that passing an exam does not indicate competence to do something. She has fallen into the testing trap. Our children deserve better.

]]> By: Bob Rosenheck http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-207 Bob Rosenheck Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:08:05 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-207 Well argued Abby! Well argued Abby!

]]> By: Harmonia http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-204 Harmonia Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-204 P.S. Even in my oh so posh prep school, one teacher used a pie, a real pie, to teach fractions. I'm very good with fractions now. And we had chickens and rabbits and made candles. Balance is the key--between academic classroom work and OTHER kinds of learning. Gardens can be used to teach all manner of topics, including math and science! Is this not obvious? P.S. Even in my oh so posh prep school, one teacher used a pie, a real pie, to teach fractions. I’m very good with fractions now.

And we had chickens and rabbits and made candles. Balance is the key–between academic classroom work and OTHER kinds of learning.

Gardens can be used to teach all manner of topics, including math and science! Is this not obvious?

]]> By: Cultivating Conversation: How Caitlin Flanagan has got us all thinking out loud | Garden-Based Learning Blog http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-203 Cultivating Conversation: How Caitlin Flanagan has got us all thinking out loud | Garden-Based Learning Blog Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:32:14 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-203 [...] Response to Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic Abby Jaramillo, Urban Sprouts [...] [...] Response to Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic Abby Jaramillo, Urban Sprouts [...]

]]> By: John Donaghy http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-199 John Donaghy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:08:28 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-199 I was just meeting with a friend of mine to plan our seed orders for the year. She told me that her 4 year old son has learned the difference between invasive and native slugs and is a regular slug hunter now (who spares the native ones). He also eats raw broccoli from the garden (maybe no one else finds that astonishing but I do!). She also said he noticed some fennel growing just over the fence from his day care and gathered all the other kids around to eat some. He is learning from his family garden more than most kids learn in regualr school. Sure hope his school has a garden when (if) he starts next year. I was just meeting with a friend of mine to plan our seed orders for the year. She told me that her 4 year old son has learned the difference between invasive and native slugs and is a regular slug hunter now (who spares the native ones). He also eats raw broccoli from the garden (maybe no one else finds that astonishing but I do!). She also said he noticed some fennel growing just over the fence from his day care and gathered all the other kids around to eat some. He is learning from his family garden more than most kids learn in regualr school. Sure hope his school has a garden when (if) he starts next year.

]]> By: esperanza http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-197 esperanza Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:40:17 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-197 Well written Abby! I suppose we should be thankful to Ms. Flanagan for bringing attention to garden-based education and providing a platform for insightful evidence in response. Well written Abby! I suppose we should be thankful to Ms. Flanagan for bringing attention to garden-based education and providing a platform for insightful evidence in response.

]]> By: Jason Wyman http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373&cpage=1#comment-196 Jason Wyman Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:15:05 +0000 http://www.urbansprouts.org/?p=373#comment-196 Thanks Abby for writing this. I have seen the way Urban Sprouts gardens transform schools, families, and youth. Young people that were disengaged in traditional teaching approaches thrived from being outdoors, using their hands, and seeing things grow. Schools get more engaged in thinking about healthy eating. Families start sharing stories. Keep up the excellent work. Thanks Abby for writing this. I have seen the way Urban Sprouts gardens transform schools, families, and youth. Young people that were disengaged in traditional teaching approaches thrived from being outdoors, using their hands, and seeing things grow. Schools get more engaged in thinking about healthy eating. Families start sharing stories. Keep up the excellent work.

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