Blog 5

I would know that I have spotted a Green Learning Community if it encompassed a certain set of unique characteristics that sets it apart from the traditional classroom. A Green Learning community seeks to bring ecology into all aspects of their teaching. The members of a Green Learning Community all share an interest in living sustainably and come together to collaborate and share ideas about how to make the world around them more environmentally friendly. Green Learning Communities believe and follow "Green Values" as opposed to less environmentally conscious "Conventional Values". Green Learning communities exercise the belief that human beings are a part of nature and not above or separate from it. Generally, Green Learning communities exercise a non- hierarchal style of leadership, so that no one person is more significant than another. This type of set- up better enables students to take charge rather than blindly follow orders from an authority figure. Green Learning communities also implement a Consensus style of decision- making, giving every member of the community a voice in the decision- making process.  Finally a unique characteristic of a Green Learning Community is that they focus less on the traditional style of grading and more on student's participation and enthusiasm.