| Composting education drive is another way to ensure | | | | feedbacks from them from time to time. Also, ask |
| that you are able to pass on the legacy to younger | | | | them and encourage them to ask their questions to |
| generations. But packaging the teaching method is | | | | you. Removing their inhibitions will help you teach them |
| another aspect that the composting enthusiast must | | | | more concepts than when you are dealing with an |
| not overlook. There are various ways of teaching | | | | uptight bunch, Entertain all questions and give ample |
| composting to adults, but children have different needs | | | | time to answering each question. Kids can get easily |
| and may require more than the expertise of monitoring | | | | discouraged. So make sure that you are able to |
| your heap's temperature. Here are different techniques | | | | reserve judgment and entertain questions, no matter |
| for teaching composting methods to children. It can | | | | how "stupid" or minor they may seem to you. |
| really be fun and rewarding to pass on the baton to | | | | Remember, you are dealing with children here. If at all |
| younger kids once you have gotten the hang of | | | | possible, have an assistant teacher who is also a kid |
| composting, and it will really help bring about | | | | to help you gain a better perspective of teaching |
| awareness to their parents and other members of the | | | | composting to children. Discuss benefits at the outset |
| community. Use Visuals Nothing beats the boring | | | | so they will know what composting is really for. If the |
| feeling a kid gets from pure text. Unless the kid is | | | | children are oriented from the outset that what they |
| inclined to enjoy pure words, visuals are your best bet | | | | are doing has great significance, they are more likely to |
| into inculcating a love for composting. Make use of | | | | cooperate and do the tasks cheerfully. Ensure that |
| pictures, Powerpoint presentations and other | | | | you are fully able to help them understand how |
| technological devices you can use. If you are on an | | | | composting helps the environment and how it will make |
| impromptu teaching class, use your words to help the | | | | a positive difference to a majority of people. Let them |
| kids visualize the scenario of composting. In any case, | | | | do it, and refuse to interfere if possible. The main |
| encourage the children to imagine the entire process. | | | | purpose for educating them on composting is to have |
| Do a complete demo The demonstration will be able | | | | them equipped with the skills they need to be able to |
| to teach volumes to the children, way more than any | | | | do composting themselves. So, seeing them do the |
| discussion can. With a demonstration, you not only | | | | composting, even on a small pit for beginners, may |
| show them how it's done, you also show them that | | | | help you see where potential problems may lie. You |
| you are well capable of doing what you are teaching | | | | can also easily praise them and correct them as |
| them. Seeing the actions in real time will also eliminate | | | | necessary. In any case, encourage them for every |
| the need for them to ask questions should their turn | | | | form of progress made, no matter how small it is, so |
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