Gulayan Klasrum Quiz

Pre-Reading Activity

1. Search and list down the benefits of an urban garden.

2. Search and list down the problems and solutions of the environment in the world, and   

    particularly, in the Philippines.

Post- Reading Activity

1. Look at our households and in our school: What are the things that we are wasting? Include

    water, energy and material resources. Give concrete examples.

                          Water is important to all living things. It is one of the basic needs that we need to provide to ourselves because this is essential for us to live. 

                                                   

2. Why does the author call it “Gulayan Klasrum”? Why is it called a Klasrum?

                              The garden they have in their backyard was a blessing to the author and his family that gave them food and helped them financially. But for him, he got the most important benefit that he never thought there was such thing. Their 'gulayan' serves as the classroom or the teacher that gave him the knowledge and learning about the connection between human and nature through his everyday experience while taking care of it. Just like going to school everyday, we tend to learn and discover new things, we get to understand such lessons that were being tackled and shared by our mentor and classmates that we may use in our everyday life.

3. In your research in the Pre-Reading activity, what are the worst consequences of human

    neglect of the environment.

                                Nature is our life provider and if we're going to keep neglecting it, negative effects will occur. We can no longer afford to eat fresh, nutritious and safe foods. Illegal logging may result to landslides and air pollution we can no longer have fresh air. Improper waste disposal will bring water and soil pollution. There will be existence of diseases and a newly discovered disease may pop up that may be hard to cure. We may also experience natural disasters that keeps getting stronger and due to poverty there is a greater difficulty of recovering from such disasters.

4. In your research in the Pre-Reading activity, are there solutions to environmental

    problems? Be specific.

5. In your research in the Pre-Reading activity, what is an urban garden? What are the

    benefits of an urban garden?

                                         Urban Garden is the process of growing different variety of produce or plants in the city or in an urban setting. It has lots of benefits to give. It ensures food security. It may help you financially because the garden will serve as a source of nutritious and fresh foods that you don't have to go to the market always to buy fruits and vegetables. You can also turn it into your own business as you can sell the fruits and veggies you have. Having a garden in the city will give you fresh air to breathe on. Also an effective way to relaxation and coping up with stress. Gardening with your family is a great way to bond with each other. If all of us will do urban gardening, chances are that we will be able to fight hunger and poverty.

6. Why did Rosales compare education in the four corners of the classroom and the education

     he gets in his Gulayan Klasrum?

                                                There are things that aren't taught in the four corners of the classroom. The learning and education had is way different and deeper than what we learn in school. He learned by himself through his experience . He showed that we can learn and gain education but isn't always in school. 

7. According to Rosales, what’s the essence of being a hero?

                                                   Being a hero is not having the title and being known by people. Being a hero isn't just knowing and doing what you learned but sharing it to others, to be an inspiration and a good influence to people. And having the goal of protecting the environment.

8. What is the theme of the text?

            Sustainability (food security)

            Love of environment

9. Juxtapose these two.