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California Lawmaker Seeks Climate Change as part of Public Education

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-hot-in-the-senate dept.

Andrew Feinberg writes "A California State Senator is seeking to mandate climate change as part of the standard science curriculum. Other members of the legislative body seek to teach an opposing view. 'Simitian noted that his bill wouldn't dictate what to teach or in what grades, but rather would require the state Board of Education and state Department of Education to decide both. Although global warming is mentioned in high school classes about weather, it is currently not required to be covered in all textbooks, said the head of the California Science Teachers Association ... teachers would have plenty to discuss: rising levels of carbon dioxide, how temperatures are measured globally, and what is known and not known about global warming.'"

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  1. Bad Idea by Corbets · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Whether you agree with the Bushies or the Greens, this seems like a bad idea to me. Do we really want politicians mandating which subjects our children are taught? Shouldn't that be left to someone... I dunno... competent?

  2. Erm... by jez9999 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A California State Senator is seeking to mandate climate change as part of the standard science curriculum. Other members of the legislative body seek to teach an opposing view. ... what opposing view?

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  3. In before global warming deniers by Yusaku+Godai · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Oh....nevermind... :/
    Seriously though, I never understood why, on slashdot or all places, there are so many of them. Heck, even if you thought global climate change were a complete scam, wouldn't you at least be in favor of technological advancement? Who wouldn't want to move beyond 19th century technology like internal combustion engines and coal-fired power plants?

    I do, however, agree that politicans shouldn't be in the business of setting education curriculum--that's definitely a slippery slope.

  4. Re:Aw shit... more of this? by Metasquares · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, the hypothesis that atmospheric gases (not sure if CO2 was singled out) could contribute to a greenhouse effect was hypothesized by Fourier (of Fourier transform fame) in 1824, approximately a century before Thatcher was even born.