Living Well In Place

The Place Value book contains five essays about how to live well by ecologically, politically, economically, spiritually, and in community. These essays are quite related to the topics from our guest presentations and class discussions. From what I have heard and read, I'm able to describe what Iowa has about these values.
Ecologically means the relationships between human and their environments. Young people should be encouraged in their curiosity about their surroundings. There are wonderful examples of schools where the local place is becoming the curriculum. In Iowa, there is…