Although I live very close to my school I drive at least half the time. I mainly do this because the weather is usually pretty bad and I don't particularly enjoy walking whereas I always enjoy driving. I also go out to drive pretty much every night just for fun. This of course means my carbon footprint is a lot higher than it would be otherwise. The main reason as to why I would stop driving is because of fuel costs, not my carbon footprint. I do not believe that I singularly have much effect on the world just because I drive to school. If however I actually knew the harm my driving was causing then I might reconsider. I believe schools need to educate their students more on what their actions mean for the world and how and why they should try and change for the better.

I agree with you and I do think that driving and fuel costs do affect our carbon footprint. I am similar in the way that i drive a lot but my problem is that I have to. I live 30 minutes away from my school without traffic so with traffic it takes me around 40-50 minutes every morning and every afternoon, going to school and going back home. If I did live close to school like you do, I think I would probably walk or take a bicycle or maybe even carpool with a few friends that live close but in my case, I can't really do that. I also think it depends on where you live and how safe it is for someone to walk around at different times during the day. Something I need to reduce or "take off the table" is the amount of technology and electricity used. A lot of people these days have this problem but I think mine is really bad. I am sometimes and usually actually just lazy and can't be bothered to turn off my laptop, the lights, the water heater and so many other things. Maybe if I keep them on for a few hours it won't be so bad but imagine them on and going for days and days.  I mean they don't stay on for that much time because my mother turns them off after me usually but I need to get rid of that bad habit and start being more responsible and aware of the little things I do around me.

I agree to what you are saying about how schools need to educate their students more on what their actions mean for the world and how and why they should try and change for the better, also I understand you believe driving is very fun but the only reason you would consider driving less is because of fuel cost. If you are driving to school because of bad weather and you simply just enjoy driving and dislike walking, a solution is carpooling. Although you may think taking one or two cars off the road because of carpooling doesn't make much of a difference, it does especially when a lot more people start doing it.

I agree. Driving cars individually impacts a huge part of someone's carbon footprint. I bike to school everyday (even in the rain) when I'm at my dad's house, but when I go to my mom's I live too far away to walk or bike, so I drive to school and back. Walking or biking to your destination is always the better choice because of the lessening your carbon footprint and save you gas money. Many of these options not only will help you but also help save our planet.

I agree that kids should be educated about their past, present, and future actions. Especially since the world is based on the next generations, kids should be told how they impact the world as a whole. Driving is a basic action people do every day that has become so ordinary that many people do not realize how it affects the environment. Like you stated, if people are shown their effect, it would cause most people to think twice about each unnecessary drive.

My off the table would definitely be transportation. My family spends a lot of time in our car. We live approximately 31 miles away from my school. We are constantly driving to school back from school to other extra curricular activities. Although I know that driving this much is not good for the environment I can not see my family being able to spend less time in the car.

In large cities it is essential to use drive places.

Even in large cities you can find ways to use public transportation and bikes. if you have to drive, try to make sure that it it absolutely necessary, and that you can't use an alternative form of transportation.

Every day we drive about 15 miles to school then my mom drives either back to our house or 45 miles away for work then back a couple hours later to pick me up. This can take anywhere from an hour to 3 hours just to begin our morning routine. From this, I think one way I can help lessen my carbon footprint is to take the bus to school or carpool, which will not only decrease my footprint but also give my mom more time to get her work done.

sounds like a win-win!

Sounds like a good plan to start car pooling or taking the bus. It will for sure lessen your footprint.

I also have a large carbon footprint because me and my family like to travel a lot. We usually travel around using a big car like a van since it could carry so many people.