check out annie leonard's video on 'stuff.' it is a little long (about 20 minutes), but when you think about how much information and how simply she explains things, it is not that long. she explains from start to finish about the products we buy, who makes them, where they come from, what we do with them when we are done with them, etc. she explains it simply enough for kids to understand. she talks about environmental, social and moral consequences of our buying choices. she talks about how we have become best known as consumers, not by our professions. so when the news reports about how sales are down for the going back to school season, graduation time or christmas, you have to think...is that such a bad thing? do we really need all the stuff we buy and give as gifts?
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