Course Reflection

I really thought last week was the final post so I haven’t come up for anything in this blog. So I decided to reflect on my time in this course.

Reflection on My Project

My goal for my inquiry project was to involve as many coworkers as I could and to learn about as many new plants as I could. I think that this was very successful and all my coworkers were super happy to participate in my blogs. In general, they were very excited to share about their favourite plants and give me knowledge of them, which is just a testament to why there are so many excellent and knowledgeable people at my work! They are always happy to share with customers the same amount of wisdom. This is so great because not only is it incredible customer service, but it is a way of educating and getting people excited about the natural world! The more people who are interested in the natural world the more well-rounded of a society that we will have. Hopefully, people will be less invested in the consumerist world that we live in and instead be more focused on how we can make the earth a greener place! At the end of the day, the only thing that really matters is taking care of the earth because that is what gives us life. If we don’t take care of our planet, we don’t have anything.

This allowed me to connect with many of my coworkers and also gain more knowledge on different types of plants and more importantly how they can be used. I think that Indigenous principles go hand and hand with this topic and it was very interesting to learn how different Indigenous groups would have used and still use some of these plants. Teaching students the First Peoples Principles of Learning is growing ever so important. Knowing how to teach this topic to students demonstrates just how important some of these traditions are and how applicable they can be to their own lives. If they ever got stranded in the middle of nowhere they could potentially survive just by learning how to use plants as food and medicine. Even more important what plants NOT to use as food or medicine.

Conclusion

Overall, I enjoyed this inquiry project quite a bit! I think that this was my favorite inquiry project that I have done this semester, and I thought it was very beneficial to do it through a weekly blog. I always looked forward to talking to one of my coworkers every week and they were excited about the project as well! I think it turned out very well and I would even continue doing this project at a later date if I wanted to continue finding more information on plants!