Teacher's Teacher's Teacher's Reflections on Climate Change

Bengaluru was one of my favourite cities that I loved to visit during my childhood. Every year I would spend at least 10 days here. As a child, I was fascinated by the fact that we could be in our home without using a fan during the summers. The weather was pleasant and comforting those days. Another highlight was the green corridors that we could find in the bustling city. It was a refreshing sight to spot huge trees sprawling on either side of the roads.

The current Bengaluru is a different story altogether. It’s definitely changed from being a garden city to a concrete jungle with a few green pockets from the past. Climate change has made the weather unpredictable. In winters, rain clouds would grace us with a shower surprising unprepared citizens!. On other days, we wake up to foggy mornings with little visibility and a breeze.The fog clears by midday and the sun shows its might to us. Extreme temperature changes within a day is perfect for viruses to breed. A sequel to this story portrays sick adults and children struggling to adapt to the dubious weather.

The weather is unforeseeable in different parts of the world. The credit for this goes to mankind. Reckless urbanisation and injudicious methods of production and consumption has resulted in climate change. Even though we are aware of the daunting aftereffects of our oblivious actions, we are not mindful to rectify our deeds. There will be many people who still can’t remember to carry a cloth bag when they go shopping. Another group of individuals will not be mindful to segregate their waste. The list of our ruthless actions goes on and on.

When and how do we take the reins of sustainable development? We all are keen to blame climate change but are we thinking about the solution? It is high time to be conscious of our actions and thoughts. We need to mould the future generation by being a role model. It is easy to read articles and engage in discussions. But let's engage in the difficult partIMPLEMENTATION. Let’s begin our march towards a clean, green and sustainable living from our own homes. This will motivate our future generations to be responsible citizens. We must encourage our friends and family members to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Some tips for practising sustainable living are:

1) Bid adieu to plastic by switching to alternatives such as cloth / gunny bags, copper vessels, wooden cutlery etc.

2) Stop depending on delivery partners frequently. Instead walk/ cycle to nearby places to run your errands. Walking whenever possible reduces energy consumption and is extremely important to keeping your body fit and active.

3) Reduce food waste and try to compost whenever possible.

4) Curb overconsumption and choose a zero waste approach. This doesn't mean that we must discard our not-so-friendly products and hoard the eco-friendly ones. Instead make the best use of what we already have.

The next inevitable feat is to be CONSISTENT in our routine. We must stick to our practices and be mindful about our goal. Remember that we need to preserve and protect our mother earth for future generations.

Ms. Chandini Venugopal

I love my mom and equally love MOM - Mother of mother - Mother Nature

Sun shining bright and glaring down at me with a smile that makes two and many.

Raindrops are the tears of joy drenching and quenching the thirst for me and many.

Roses tulips and lavenders all in a row shying away from the grays and blues for me and many.

Rustling breaks the silence as it bustles to bring new hope for me and many.

Nature's natural mood swings to make us feel and fall in love with MOM - Mother Nature.

Not to miss so to protect her, let us not disturb her to keep all the seasons ever-present.

Neither makes her sad nor angry. Instead, make her happy happier happiest with our deeds.

Not to miss our duty, value and respect for her. Let it all be on time in time and at time.

Love MOM - Mother Nature !!!

Love as much and so much more than thyself. Let us together promise that we will make a sweet homestay for the next Genz.

~Ms.Madhuri Guttikonda

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AritrikaDas

Grade3-GBR

A disaster worse than tsunami or an earthquake

It affects everything even a lake

This disaster keeps our earth that lives at stake

Everyone it's time to stop it so, up you wake

This calamity is caused by us

By different factors even smoke produced by a bus

Dear peers it’s okay even if it is strange it's time to think and find a solution

For the tragedy called climate change

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