Good Morning,
Much of what we do is simply through habit and repetitiveness. However, a lot of those habits were learned. I'd like you to look at the following short item from the NY Times about simple redesigns in cafeterias that can help students make healthy choices. The larger issue here is what are some things you can do with all this knowledge you are acquiring to effect positive change in you environment. Even though you will be leaving us in 6 short months, you are our most experienced students! so working in small groups...
1. Identify a problem you see at the school. Not something major but something that requires a minimum of change (sort of like the lunch reconfiguration)
2. Understand the Problem — Formulate a clear statement of the desired outcome of the problem by asking the questions: What do we know about the problem? What do we not know? Is there enough information to help us find a solution? If not, what information do we need?
3. As we will do with our larger sleep study, you will need to figure out how to Collect Data — will you need to go out into the field to make observations and collect data that will help us better understand the problem and identify its most significant factors. (Groups might collaborate on this step to avoid redundancies.)
4. Devise a Plan — With data in hand, working groups discuss and brainstorm possible solutions.
We will take a look at these on Friday.
Have fun and see you Friday,
Mr. V
