Posted on 10/11/2015 3:46:46 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Misinformation about climate change is distressingly common in the United States — a 2014 Yale study found that 35 percent of Americans believe that global warming is caused mostly by natural phenomena rather than human activity, and 34 percent think there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about whether global warming is even happening. (In fact, an overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is here and that it is caused by humans.) One way to stop the spread of this misinformation is to teach children about climate change.
The Next Generation Science Standards offer one guide for doing so. Developed by a committee of scientists and education experts and honed by teams in 26 states before their release in 2013, the standards set forth a variety of scientific practices and concepts for students from kindergarten through 12th grade to master.
Middle school students should understand that “human activities, such as the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels, are major factors in the current rise in Earth’s mean surface temperature.” In high school, students should learn that human-caused environmental changes, including climate change, “can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species,” and they should be able to use climate models to determine the rate of climate change and its possible effects.
Fifteen states, including New Jersey, California and Kentucky, have adopted the standards, as have about 40 school districts in other states. Some states that have yet to adopt them, including New York, already have standards that incorporate climate change. In September, Alabama adopted standards that differ from the Next Generation Science Standards but still require students to understand how humans contribute to changes in climate. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Green is red.
Filthy, stinking watermelons.
yeah, out of 10,000 surveyed scientists, 75 of 79 cherry-cherry-picked “climate scientists” say man is to blame, so we get this pablum from the NYT.
just damn
This thought control by the government is un-American. Shame on parents who allow their children to be indoctrinated by the ungodly to believe that man rules the earth instead of God, the Creator and Preserver of the universe. Certainly no Christians should be involved in this idolatry.
and a new religion
And this is something that the New York Slimes knows a LOT about as a major purveyor... as this very article...
da troof!
It is a proven fact that Global Warming is mainly caused from the evaporation of the solvents found in the cheap printing ink used by major newspaper printing processes. So, to stop Global Warming we must CLOSE ALL NEWSPAPER PRINTERS and go completely paperless in all news distribution. The primary source of news and commentary should now be FREEREPUBLIC.COM
There Global Warming is solved.
These are the same climate patriots flying their LearJets to Planned Barrenhood galas in Aspen.Ten bucks says my annual “carbon footprint” is no more than 3% of that of any of those board members.
Prior to about 1900, the earth’s climate was absolutely stable. /s
That’s a keeper.
These beliefs are true but Incorrect.
Translation:
Effective propaganda must start early to prevent people from thinking for themselves.....
“...overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change...”
“Scientists” may include just about anybody who pulls on the mantle of scientist .... any discipline .... no experience....just whatever sounds good!
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