Quote for Tuesday, October 31, 2006

“This is the true joy in life, the being used up for a
purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; The being a force of nature
instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances,
complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of
the opinion that my life belongs to the community and as long as I live it is
my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when
I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own
sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a splendid torch which I have got
hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before
handing it on to future generations.”
-George Bernard Shaw

CAP Pre-Course Survey, 2nd Quarter 2006

Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we
need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts
about the environment, the community, etc. Please answer this survey
honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this
class use this information to assess the performance of the class and
this information will help us find new funding. Please Click Here To Take The Survey.

Quote for Wednesday, October 25, 2006

“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourselves out.
Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast…a part-time crusader, a half-hearted
fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and
adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to
enjoy it. While you can. While it is still here. So get out there and hunt and
fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the
forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the
rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while
and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious, and awesome
space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly
attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I
promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk bound
people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by
desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards."
-
Edward Abbey

CAP Post-Test Survey, 1st Quarter 2006

As the quarter comes to a close, I want to get some open and honest feedback from the 1st Quarter 2006 CAP class to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by the school, the Cottonwood Institute, and this information will help us apply for grants to secure funding for this class to make it accessible to other high school students. Please Click Here To Take The Survey.

Quote for Wednesday, October 18, 2006

“The conservationist’s most important task, if we are to save the earth, is to educate.”

– Peter Scott

Quote for Friday, October 13th, 2006

“The world will not evolve its current state of crisis by
using the same thinking that created the situation.”

–Albert Einstein

Quote for Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Everybody, Somebody, Nobody, and Anybody

Once upon a time, there were four people. Their names were: Everybody, Somebody, Nobody, and Anybody. Whenever there was an important job to be done, Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but in the end Nobody did it.

When Nobody did it, Everybody got angry because it was Somebody’s job. Everybody thought that Somebody would do it, but Nobody realized that Nobody would do it.

So consequently, Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done in the first place.

Journal for Friday, October 6, 2006

Now that we’ve completed our two overnight trips for this quarter, we are focusing our full attention on the action project.  Ross and Sam have really stepped up this week and started to delegate roles and tasks for everyone.  People are digging up all kinds of information regarding carbon neutral living and home energy conservation.  We are beginning to gain momentum.  For this journal response, I’d like you to consider in what ways this action project is similar to our overnight experiences.  Think about what the group needs in order for the overnight to run smoothly, and compare that with what we will need in order for our action project to work like a well oiled educating machine.  I’d like you to be as specific as you can, so don’t hold back on your length of response. 

Thanks.   

Quote for Friday, October 6, 2006

“Now we see that we have to pay attention to the environment. We have to protect it. It’s become a real issue and a lot of people are still looking at it from a 20th century standpoint.”

- Herbie Hancock

Quote for Wednesday, October 4, 2006

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

– Morrie Schwartz

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