Happy "But Earth Day Was Last Month" Day!

Yes, our earth is important. And it takes everyone's effort to help preserve our planet for the health and happiness of future generations.

In an effort to remind people that "every day is Earth Day," my English classes are Earth-friendly today.

• We are not doing any writing assignments in an effort to save paper.
• We will be going the day with 1/2 the lights off in an effort to conserve energy.
• The A/C will be set at 75 the whole day in an effort to conserve energy.

Each student is also expected to perform at least one Earth-friendly task during the day. These tasks can be anything from using recycled paper, picking up trash on the ground, or tossing their soda cans/bottles into a recycling bin instead of the trash.

In addition, I've encouraged all my students to wear green (I'm wearing my 100% organic t-shirt), and will be offering a few points extra credit if they do.

I encourage you to participate in some way on "But Earth Day Was Last Month" Day to remind people that every day is Earth Day!

Think green!

Happy Earth Day!

As a writer, I use a lot of paper. I know, I know. Not entirely Earth-friendly, but I do recycle whenever I can, and when I have paper I can't recycle, I cut up the paper and use the backs of the quarter-sheets as notepaper, bookmarks, etc.

Today at work, I held class with half the lights off in an effort to conserve energy (as many other teachers did).

And on May 22nd, I'll be celebrating the first "But Earth Day Was Last Month" Day! I'll be wearing my organic shirt, conserving energy, and not using any paper all day to remind myself (and others) that every day is Earth Day!

I encourage you to join with me in this effort to make the Earth a little greener, and perhaps start trends that can continue the rest of the year!

Happy Earth Day! Think green!