MENU FOR THE FUTURE
NO FEE for class. Purchase book from NW Earth Institute
503-227-2807
www.nwei.org
Wednesdays
Oct 7 – Nov 11
6 pm – 7:30 pm
144 Tripp Road
Sequim
460-7941
MENU FOR THE FUTURE is a six-session discussion guide for the community. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS DISCUSSION COURSE WILL:
* Explore food systems and their impacts on culture, society and ecological systems.
* Gain insight into agricultural and individual practices that promote personal and ecological well-being.
* Consider ways to create and support sustainable food systems.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation - Yahoo! News
More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation - Yahoo! News: "Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe.
'Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas,' the president said earlier this year. 'Not with Malia and Sasha, not in my family, and probably not in yours. But the challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom.'
The president, who has a sixth-grader and a third-grader, wants schools to add time to classes, to stay open late and to let kids in on weekends so they have a safe place to go.
'Our school calendar is based upon the agrarian economy and not too many of our kids are working the fields today,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a recent interview with The Associated Press."
'Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas,' the president said earlier this year. 'Not with Malia and Sasha, not in my family, and probably not in yours. But the challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom.'
The president, who has a sixth-grader and a third-grader, wants schools to add time to classes, to stay open late and to let kids in on weekends so they have a safe place to go.
'Our school calendar is based upon the agrarian economy and not too many of our kids are working the fields today,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a recent interview with The Associated Press."
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