"But now," says the Once-ler,
"Now that you're here,
the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear.
UNLESS someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better.
It's not." -Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, while not one of my favorite authors when I was a kid, ranks up pretty high now that I'm an adult. I feel like when I read The Lorax to my class, they really understood that they can't just pass the buck. They have to take action. Today, in honor of Earth Day, we picked up trash at our local park. I'm always looking for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle with the kids. Things that they can actually do. Yesterday, Lia posted these, and I can't wait to give them a try!
I hope to raise Max to be respectful of this beautiful planet we live on. I hope that not only is he angered when he sees it mistreated, but he does something about it. I hope he's more socially active than I am. But it's never too late, right?
