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Teaching children is one of my passions, and I have been a teacher for nearly twenty years.  There have been some great times over the last two decades, and I would like to think that I have made a difference in my students’ lives.

Recently, our school board has decided to change its’ mandate to include teaching children about energy conservation.  The goal behind this move is to help give kids an appreciation for the environment and empower them to make a difference.

We have been covering many topics in this area including how to conserve water, recycle paper and even how changing all of our light bulbs in our house to fluorescent light bulbs can have a positive impact on the world.

My grade six class decided that they were going to try to convince the school to switch the outdoor lighting to high pressure sodium to make it so the school was taking an environmentally friendly stance.  They prepared a presentation and presented it to the school board, and thankfully that change has been implemented.

It is just nice to see kids responding well to the fact that they need to do their part to help take care of the world.  It just puts a smile on my face to know that I can see the difference that we can make if we work together.

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