APS VA Middle School Science Teachers

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Anonymous wrote:Whaaaaaat? This is a new one. What did the teacher say? What did your child hear?

A new report from some news source is all I know.

My DC knows we are worried about climate change, but not that it is imminent and a fact that they cannot have a family.

My daughter with anxiety is hearing the same from her Science and Civics teachers - who are trusted adults. Its a frustrating situation. We also are worried about climate change but scaring kids into believing extreme views is not appropriate.

They aren’t extreme views. It’s consensus opinion. They need to be taught this in school because obviously their parents will coddle them and avoid the truth. Stop letting your kid use anxiety as a crutch.

What!?!? Consensus opinion that we will be at the tipping point in 7 years and extinct in 100!?! No it isn't. Literally no one other than AOC has said that. And she had no idea what she was talking about.

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OP -- maybe you can counter the teacher's view with some hope. Find information about activities going on to mitigate climate change - the rapid adoption of renewable energy technologies, electrification of vehicle fleets, increased efficiency standards for appliances and HVAC equipment. It's not perfect, but the momentum is building and we are slowly heading in a more sustainable direction. Those of us working in climate change do NOT believe that the end is near, unless we give up. And none of us have any plan of doing so.