My name is Timothy Baird, and I'm an assistant
professor of Geography and the College of Natural Resources and
the Environment, and I teach a two course series
called Seeking Sustainability, These courses address CLE 3 and
7 and they will address the reasoning and the social
sciences learning outcome in the pathways general education curriculum.
The reason that I would tell you to take the class is,
it kind of lets you talk about this more
than, sustainability. It lets you develop as a person,
talk about your thoughts you have in your head and
like you can learn about other people. It's just
eye opening and gives you a new perspective on a lot of things.
My favorite aspect of this class is that it's a really open learning environment
and everyone gets to put in their opinion, so
you're not just staring with the teachers has to say,
but what everyone thinks. And the reason that you should
take these classes is because I make a lot of
mistakes in these classes. I mean, the thing
is, I mean, I'm a human being,
Uh there's a lot of professionalism, there's a lot
that goes into having these classes run smoothly. We
spend time talking about how things are connected, how
connected things change and how we can build a more
sustainable world in the face of an uncertain future,
but I think that the magic comes from me being a
human being, you know, me doing my best
me laughing when I make mistakes, getting to know
each other in the classroom, students getting to know
each other, me getting to know students, students
getting to know me. Um and from that trust
gets built and willingness to take chances gets built.
We have a lot of fun. Um, I
feel like if we're not laughing in class, I'm
not doing it right, and that's why you should take this class.
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