By Lisa W. Foderaro
Published: October 9, 2008
Taking an interesting spin on the environmental issue of "going green," Foderaro focused on children and their up-and-coming roles as activists. I have never before seen this global topic portrayed in such a way and it seemed very humanizing. The article gave a very fair representation of all opinions about this new generation of "eco-police" and covered every aspect of the issue. Foderaro discussed everything from how the environment is impacting schools to the psychology of a child with this newly discovered environmental obsession. She also detailed the different child-friendly forums that have been established to discuss going green, such as Nickelodeon's "Big Green Help" and Scholastic's "Save the Planet" message board.
This article was very well thought out and clearly written. There was no political bias and Foderaro made no judgment call about whether children should be concerned with this issue. The article remained at a respectful distance and simply observed the phenomenon without personal opinion or political agenda. I doubt I have ever seen a more fairly written article concerning such a controversial topic. Perhaps children can bring that out in a reporter?
Links:
Article
The Big Green Help
Scholastic's Saving the Planet (I would suggest checking this out. You would be surprised at the issues that kids bring up and how passionate they can be.)
4 comments:
I found your article very interesting. I also enjoyed that fact that all different positions were presented and that many angles were covered as well. It's great to see that Nickelodeon has even started to get on board. It will be interesting to see what affect all this “green” talk will have on the way we develop new technology in the future.
Reading this article honestly brightened my day. I don't think I've ever read an article like this, about this topic. It makes me wonder why more people haven't thought to write about topic this way.
I doubt I've ever seen an issue, as you said, so thoroughly covered while still maintaining the interesting factor and without interjections about what the writer thinks.
I think the quote about kids being the little conscience in the back seat sums up this article perfectly, I'll remember that for a while I bet.
Your links to sources beyond the news sites are interesting additions to your blog.
I loved this article. It really reflected how the world is becoming more environmentally conscious. While parents may not want to change their regular routines, children are learning to care about the environment from the start. It gives hope that maybe these future generations can fix some of the problems that the world is encountering now.
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