Education has so many flaws in this day and age, that sometimes its hardest to see its lifeblood that drives student’s to succeed everyday. The most simple tools can make such a huge impact on a students ability to learn and stay healthy, both physically and mentally. More specifically hydration, and having ready access to water bottles and drinking fountains throughout the day at school. Whether it be in kindergarden or all the way in college, water is an important and vital necessity that is too often overlooked in this day and age. Kumar Chandran, a public school administrator in the United States, in his write up, “Improving Water Consumption in Schools: Challenges, Promising Practices, and Next Steps”, advocates for low income students …show more content…
Francisco takes a look at the current implemented areas of education reform and points out how it is unrelated to the more specific area of the basic need of water. It is proven that at 1% dehydration, just under 20% of a persons short term memory is lost. This proves just how beneficial water is to use, especially us needing to stay hydrated and drink everyday. But what about those around the world who don 't even have access to running water? This is a problem the world has faced for generations and still has not come to a solution. Kids miss school because of sickness due to unclean water, or even sick due to lack thereof. Water bottles are so simple yet have the ability to make an enormous impact across the entire planet. All of these things we can implement to make change, and all that needs to be done is implement these ways in an overall smart manner to maximize the overall …show more content…
In the process of educating young minds, water plays such a a key role in not only the students but teachers. In order for teachers to teach they need to be hydrated, and vise versa students need to be hydrated to maintain maximum focus on the subject at hand to help them retain information. Its crazy how such a simple necessity with such a basic function can hold such a huge ability to affect society in such a positive way in so many different aspects. We as a society need to take a stand and come together to get rid of this problem on a national scale. Find a company with a passion for kids and hydration and take initiative to provide bottles for public schools and students to use. It doesn 't necessarily even need to be one company, multiple can take charge and in turn get their brand name out there at the same time of helping children flourish to the best of their abilities into the future generations not only inside the United States but around the world as well. Change can be made one step at a
...t be as prevalent in the United States as in other developing counties such as Bolivia, Lesotho, China and India. The film expert explains “water is a transient element, recycles itself around the globe through natural redistribution system of precipitation, accumulation and evaporation”. Even if we are half way around the world pollution and water affects us. The film relates to human growth and development in a sense that water is essential to us so therefore we cannot live without it. It provides us with energy and most important function is to help remove toxins from the body. The film was very informative it helps to gain a new perspective as to what is happening in other counties with their day to day challenges. A very sad story was being told about what these people are going through in Iran Salinas’ words “Many have live without love but not without water”
Although water is all around, very little is drinkable. Six billion people live on earth and 1.1 billion in 31 countries are unable to access safe, clean drinking water. California has only 20 years of water supply left. Ironically, even the wettest place on earth, Cherrapunji, India, has often water shortages. After years of millions of people dying of thirst and disease, a corporate movement to find a solution to the water crisis has now swept the world. Water, a fleeting resource vital to every life, every single day of the year, is now being taken out of the governments control and becoming a commodity bought and sold by big business, a.k.a privatization.
Charles Fishman came down to College of Charleston to explain the crisis of water. Coming out, Charles Fishman explained how he made his book The Big Thirst. It was his wife and him at a hotel, and this is when he discovered the water Fiji. He wonders why the company made a brand like that because Fiji right doesn’t have much in sanitary water. Every human who has access if water, uses 88 gallons of water a day. 40% of the world don’t have sanitary water to drink. One fact that he told the audience was, every one Google search, two tablespoons are used. The number one usage of water is car washes and number two is leaking water. In 2002, UNC Chapel Hill were close to not having water, but a few days later it rained. UNC Chapel Hill had a problem
There are about 7-8 families living in one house. They only have 4-6 hours to do all the things in which water is required. That is not enough. Very often fights break out for the use of water. It’s not just the
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to drink more water and present ways for them to drink water, so they can stay healthy.
My first reason bottled water should be banned from schools is because of litter and trash. When I am at school I notice that there are empty and half full bottles in the hall. People drop them or just leave then in the halls. In the article, “Bottled versus tap: Which is safer?” Elena Conis wrote, “ Just 15% of the tens of billions of bottles consumed each year are recycled.” This shows me that people who are finished with bottles just throw them away to sit in a dump. Also, in the article, “Goodbye, Bottled Water?” Gail Hennessey wrote, “More than 1 billion plastic water bottles end up in California’s landfills each year taking 1000 years to biodegrade.” This is important to notice because kids bring their plastic bottles to school and most of
Water is not a want but a necessary human right people need in order to survive. However, there are about 660 million people in the world that do not have access to safe water. There are also, an estimate of, 2.4 million people who do not have an accessible toilet. In order to get the water needed, many people have to find hours every day collecting water. Due to this education and commerce become harder and less of a priority, a community cannot thrive when there safe water is lacking. By providing safe water and sanitation for those who do not have it they believe they can achieve global equality and make a better and brighter future for
My research question: Is the convenience of bottled water worth all the sacrifices in terms of money, resources, health and damage to the ecosystem?
Factors such as climate and physical activity effect hydration levels. The military first began studying the relationship between hydration and learning and memory, to detect if cognitive abilities were reliant on water consumption (Masento, Golightly, Field Butler, and Reekum 2014, p.1842). The article lists several studies which determine the relationship between cognitive performance and hydration are not correlated. However, N.A. Masento et al. states, a study by “Benton & Burgess” indicates “Short-term memory has also been shown to improve after water consumption…found by three studies that investigated acute water intervention in school children” (2014, p.1848). It was also revealed by “Edmonds & Burford”, school children between seven and nine had enhanced visual memory and alertness after water consumption (2014, p. 1848). Finally, Edmonds et al. studied a group of individuals who were given water but were unaware of the testing. The study demonstrated improved moods immediately after consuming water (2014, p. 1848). Although these studies have proved a correspondence between hydration and learning and memory, there are many confounds which may effect the accuracy of these tests. Masento et
Secondly, water is very beneficial for the human body. Some people recommend two liters of water a day. In class the dim yellow lights may cause
Humans use water on a daily basis, in everything from drinking, to cleaning, and for recreational uses in pools or waterparks. But the human body itself is the main contester in how it is used. Water is a dissolving essential in vitamins and nutrients for food and for delivering them to cells. Our bodies also use water to flush out toxins, regulate body temperature, and aid our metabolism. The human body is 50-75 percent water, and when that water is lost in digestion or sweat, it needs to be replenished to continue functioning.
Developed countries struggle with managing water consumption. Our high demand in agriculture, industry, and domestic use further complicates this issue. With increasing urbanization and extravagant changes in lifestyle, our use and wasting of water will only increase. As of this year, nearly 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water and 2.6 billion live without adequate water sanitation. The McDonald's down the street, however, will sell you a 1/3 pounder burger for only 150 gallons. Changes in lifestyle can easily reduce this number and help not only save water, but money as well. Currently, with our diminishing water supply, one of the main goals of humanitarian organizations is ensuring that everyone has t...
Water is an essential nutrient that our body requires every day. Without water human life cannot be sustained. Water deprivation kills faster than lack of any other nutrient. People do not think of water as a nutrient and don’t realize the important role of water in the body functions.
Having clean water to drink means that water must have microbial, chemical and physical characteristics that meet WHO guidelines or national standards on drinking water quality. Around 780 million people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water (Millions Lack Safe Water). More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in developing countries. Around the world, diseases in unclean water kill about 1,400 children every day (Clean Drinking Water). There are many organizations that raise money in order to help develop ways or create ways for people to obtain clean drinking water. However, many people are unaware that this is even a problem in other countries because we take clean water for granted.
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