School District Debates Climate Change Curriculum
October 29, 2019
As climate change debates proliferate, increasing numbers of students have taken action to address global warming.
While many scientists argue that global warming is man-made, the scientific consensus remains unclear.
Last Tuesday, the Edmonton school board debated the extent to which man-made climate change should be taught as a fact instead of a theory.
One of the trustees, Sherry Adams, argued that the school board would be providing a disservice by not presenting students with both sides of the narrative. She stated, “there is credible research conducted and reported by more than a few reputable scientists, their respected institutions of higher education, who (say) that the science is not settled.”
She also cited a “ 2015 review of studies disputing anthropogenic climate change found methodological flaws, missing context and ignored data.”
The Canadian school board members also discussed whether to allow students to miss class to attend a local climate action event. With the exception of Adams, the school board voted unanimously in favor of the students.
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Kim • Feb 15, 2021 at 10:50 am
Believe it or not much of this alarmism has been debunked. This is my field. Science is not done by consensus. Humans are only on the earth a short time so cannot provide sufficient information to make any precise conclusions. I can tell you this b/c I blog about & try to educate the public. Climate changes over time. The Sun is the primary driver of climate, not mankind. The earth’s unique properties in turn set up weather patterns. No one need worry that the earth is going to end in 12 years. What we can do is do a better job of picking up the physical trash on the planet & putting it in a proper container. In that respect we are far from perfect stewards. Also note pollution & climate are 2 distinct things. At the heart of this debate-it really has nothing to do with reducing the planet’s temp. This is all about carbon markets & punishing persons or entities based on carbon consumption. Such fines then will be redistributed as income. Sound familiar. It’s all about socialism. This is why the govvt & the media is pushing this so hard. What the common person does not know because they only receive one side day in & day out is that the graphs & 97% consensus have been debunked. In fact many scientists have indicated that climate consists of complex mechanisms & the behavior of a single gas does not a climate make. I would say earth science–unpartial earth science is greatly missing in the curriculum & I mean all 4 parts: astronomy, meteorology, geology, oceanology.