Positives

• Students will benefit from the example of someone trying a few things before landing on what they like.
• The interviewee recognizes and highlights that those who are very vocal and opinionated don't always represent the needs of the majority.

Additional Prerequisites

• Some students may need the terms soft skills, technical writing, ecology, and others defined before reading.
• It may benefit students to know the importance of green spaces in urban areas.

Differentiation

• Students living in urban areas can determine if their city has an urban forestry program and, if so, interview a local urban forester or arborist.
• Science teachers can use this document in a lesson or unit about tree identification to show real-world contexts where that skill is essential.
• Students can write short papers about the benefits of planting trees in cities after reading through this document and doing some additional research.
• Students can research programs and licensing opportunities in their area that could help them become urban foresters.