"Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and to follow it to an end requires courage." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’d like you to take a moment and reflect on what we’ve learned so far this quarter. A major component of the experiencial learning model is the practice of setting aside time and analyzing our experiences in the field. Please tell me about an experience you’ve had in this class that has stuck with you. … Read more »
"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed, you cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future and the future is ours." -Cesar Chavez
"The highest treason, the meanest treason is to deny the holiness of this little blue planet on which we journey through the cold void of space." -Edward Abbey
Before our first overnight, we decided that we wanted to both learn about and take action in regards to the problem of invasive, non-native species in Boulder County. After some research, we learned that the New Zealand Mud Snail, an invasive aquatic species which has already disrupted ecosystems in major rivers throughout the Western United… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute recently hosted its first "Change the World Movie Night" at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, Colorado. We watched a movie called The Next Industrial Revolution, with William McDonough and Matthew Braungart, and had a rich discussion about environmental sustainability. The movie looked at how businesses like Nike, the Ford Motor Company,… Read more »
"A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others."-Norman G. Shidle
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."-Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread. It is the ancient fear of the Unknown, and it is your first bond with the wilderness you are going into. … Read more »
