Gaia’s Children by Tatyana Thompson

A discussion of using Ai as a way to facilitate outdoor, interactive classrooms. Most classrooms within the city of New Orleans already heavily incorporate technology. However, learning is limited to mundane classroom work and excessive discipline. Many of these facilities have restricted outdoor play time rendering students to only 15 minutes in nature, which have negative impacts on classroom behavior and mental health. Additionally, this practice has caused a lack of interest and attention to important subjects, such as science.
My experience as a substitute teacher has shown that many students have trouble expressing complex ideas, especially around sustainability. However, many of them still have valuable insights around the topic.
I propose using Ai as an assistant to help students build out those complex ideas as it pertains to nature and sustainability, while also giving the opportunity to realize their vision with hands on activity within nature. This approach allows them to not only theorize a solution, but offer hands-on learning where they can see their impact in real time.
If nature is a priority then it is imperative that the youth is inextricably entangled into the context of sustainability.