My daughter's science teacher doesn't believe in climate change.

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Anonymous wrote:This might not be the right phrase, but is this helicopter parenting? It just seems odd to interject at all when your 13 year old kid hears a casual statement from somebody that happens to be a teacher. If my teenager heard anybody commenting about climate change, and then asked me about it, I would view it as an opportunity to share my views with the kid. Maybe OP's teenager is in the process of forming views on the subject and testing out theories on her parents. Calls to report the teacher are outrageous.

That's how things are handled in DCUM land.

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Anonymous wrote:It really depends on what he said. I view this like evolution. Anyone that says “There is no scientific proof of evolution” has no business teaching science in a public school. But someone who said “There is still a lot of uncertainty about evolution” would be correct because we are constantly learning new things about the time frame and the manner of evolution (such as the relatively recent discovery that many of us have a fair amount of Neanderthal DNA).
Like evolution, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the timing and details of climate change. Thank God we have scientists studying it so we can make increasingly informed decisions.

Try stating in a high school biology class today that we can classify humans as male or female based on their distinctly different physiological and biological traits, and you will be met with strong resistance and accusations of "hate speech" about what once was largely considered to be "settled science."

We now need to pretend to ignore all we know about biology in favor of embracing "transgender women ARE women" so that fewer than 1% of the population who are transgender to not have to confront any feelings of discomfort connected to their dysphoria. I am all for compassion for those whose brains are not connecting with their biological makeup...but humoring someone is not a legitimate reason to ignore science altogether.

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Do you have any idea how the conversation came up? I’m a high school teacher and students ask me off topic questions all of the time, especially to try and get the class off task with current events. “Mrs. Larla - what do you think about climate change/gun control/ transgender/ Trump etc.”. I say something that is basically neutral and redirecting because I’m in the middle of giving notes and examples in math class. The next minute one student is loudly exclaiming “Did you see the look on her face?! She’s obviously for/against....”

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Anonymous wrote:It really depends on what he said. I view this like evolution. Anyone that says “There is no scientific proof of evolution” has no business teaching science in a public school. But someone who said “There is still a lot of uncertainty about evolution” would be correct because we are constantly learning new things about the time frame and the manner of evolution (such as the relatively recent discovery that many of us have a fair amount of Neanderthal DNA).
Like evolution, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the timing and details of climate change. Thank God we have scientists studying it so we can make increasingly informed decisions.

Try stating in a high school biology class today that we can classify humans as male or female based on their distinctly different physiological and biological traits, and you will be met with strong resistance and accusations of "hate speech" about what once was largely considered to be "settled science."

We now need to pretend to ignore all we know about biology in favor of embracing "transgender women ARE women" so that fewer than 1% of the population who are transgender to not have to confront any feelings of discomfort connected to their dysphoria. I am all for compassion for those whose brains are not connecting with their biological makeup...but humoring someone is not a legitimate reason to ignore science altogether.

I think you need to look at contemporary scientific research on genetics and gender-- genetics, physiology, and neuroscience all are pointing to gender as a complex spectrum of traits not a simple binary male/female. Prior to this body of research, people assumed that simply chromosomes identified male/female. So there wasn't much of a scientific research on gender prior to advances in genetics. But even before then, physiology has always posed difficulties--for instance, there are many people whose secondary sex features don't match traditional gender norms--societies have historically done a lot of work through clothing, hairstyles, practices, behaviors to make the binary seem more distinct than it would be otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:Very interesting question.

You should ask the Kennedys and their Dem friends why they opposed and eventually destroyed a very smart eolic energy project in Cape Cod.

? How does that relate to OP's question? Do those Dems teach science in public school?

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of science teachers believe in God, too, OP.

Are you going to report him for his belief? Or for what he TEACHES as part of the curriculum???

Shh. He must.be.reported.

Students can't hear something that might make them think unless it's in a textbook and parents agree with it..

DP.. I believe in God, but my religious belief or anyone else's has no place in a public school science class, and neither does politics.

OP - I would email the teacher to get clarification.

"Dear Mr.xxxx , can you clarify something my DC told me the other day? DC told me that you stated that you didn't believe in climate change. I just want to make sure my DC isn't mis-representing what you stated".

If the teacher says that he doesn't believe in it, then I would talk to the Principal, and other parents. If the teacher provided scientific evidence of why climate change isn't real, then sure, kids should think about it, BUT, children are very impressionable, and most of them will believe what their teachers tell them.

Climate change, like evolution, is not an exact science, but there is ample evidence AND it is a well respected understanding in the scientific community. I would not want my child to not learn about common held understanding in the scientific community.

Well buckle your seatbelt, PP, because there is much of what is taught in today's public schools that is ENTIRELY based on politics and the "beliefs" of the SJW crowd. It is clothed in the language of "settled science" and "compassion for others," but this is how dissent is discouraged.

+1.

The main enemies of science in our classrooms today are Dem SJWs.

Signed,

Scientist

Don’t believe this poster.

The last time AAAS did a study, 90% of scientists were liberals. Because smart people, trained to evaluate data on their own, can see through rightwing propaganda.

Also, Republican liars are trained in projection: accusing others of their own sins.
The truth is: Republicans are the enemies of science. They hate science, and they hate schools, because both are independent sources of truth that fight back against rightwing lies.

+1

If it were up to conservatives, our students would still be “learning” from a 1939 curriculum.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have any idea how the conversation came up? I’m a high school teacher and students ask me off topic questions all of the time, especially to try and get the class off task with current events. “Mrs. Larla - what do you think about climate change/gun control/ transgender/ Trump etc.”. I say something that is basically neutral and redirecting because I’m in the middle of giving notes and examples in math class. The next minute one student is loudly exclaiming “Did you see the look on her face?! She’s obviously for/against....”

I’ve experience this as well, though almost exclusively from conservative students. It far predates Trump. Last year, a student told her father that I was anti-Israel after a classmate used Sodastream as an example of a boycotted company. I simply acknowledge it was an example and moved on.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you post about this a few months ago?

I am a different person who posted a few months ago about my child's HS health teacher, who taught that vaccines are useless and can cause autism. I am waiting until the end of the year to report her to the principal (since she is still my child's teacher).

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Anonymous wrote:He mentioned this as an offhandedl remark during a casual conversation with some students, he didn't announce it to the class during a lesson but still find it shocking. How would you react if your kid's science teacher didn't believe in climate change?

You are probably misunderstanding what she said.

Climate change is obvious -- it has been changing for millions of years.

What she may not buy is into the political paranoia that often surrounds the discussion about the problem and the solutions.

That teacher may well be much smarter than you give her credit for.

How can anyone deny humans’ devastating impact on our planet. Climate change is a drop in the bucket to what we have done. Can’t wait until we can offload a bunch to Mars.

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Anonymous wrote:This might not be the right phrase, but is this helicopter parenting? It just seems odd to interject at all when your 13 year old kid hears a casual statement from somebody that happens to be a teacher. If my teenager heard anybody commenting about climate change, and then asked me about it, I would view it as an opportunity to share my views with the kid. Maybe OP's teenager is in the process of forming views on the subject and testing out theories on her parents. Calls to report the teacher are outrageous.

THIS.

This is a great teaching moment. Talk to your kid about climate change, religion, politics, how to have respectful conversations with people who disagree, and how to respectfully challenge authority.

Lay off the teachers for goodness sake.

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Anonymous wrote:He mentioned this as an offhandedl remark during a casual conversation with some students, he didn't announce it to the class during a lesson but still find it shocking. How would you react if your kid's science teacher didn't believe in climate change?

Neither does the entire Chicago Board of Commodities. Go study 70-90 year ocean cycles and bi-modal weather cycles and report back. Overlay it for 5000 years with history and regime changes.

And really, if the Dems best move is to quote a UN (worse source, no integrity, totally corrupt) study for the Green Deal it will never get sold.

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Anonymous wrote:He mentioned this as an offhandedl remark during a casual conversation with some students, he didn't announce it to the class during a lesson but still find it shocking. How would you react if your kid's science teacher didn't believe in climate change?

Neither does the entire Chicago Board of Commodities. Go study 70-90 year ocean cycles and bi-modal weather cycles and report back. Overlay it for 5000 years with history and regime changes.

And really, if the Dems best move is to quote a UN (worse source, no integrity, totally corrupt) study for the Green Deal it will never get sold.

I'll just leave this right here. www.climatedepot.com

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Does the teacher believe that males become females magically, just through feelings and thought?

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Anonymous wrote:He mentioned this as an offhandedl remark during a casual conversation with some students, he didn't announce it to the class during a lesson but still find it shocking. How would you react if your kid's science teacher didn't believe in climate change?

You have WAY too much time on your hands. Get a hobby.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of science teachers believe in God, too, OP.

Are you going to report him for his belief? Or for what he TEACHES as part of the curriculum???

Shh. He must.be.reported.

Students can't hear something that might make them think unless it's in a textbook and parents agree with it..

DP.. I believe in God, but my religious belief or anyone else's has no place in a public school science class, and neither does politics.

OP - I would email the teacher to get clarification.

"Dear Mr.xxxx , can you clarify something my DC told me the other day? DC told me that you stated that you didn't believe in climate change. I just want to make sure my DC isn't mis-representing what you stated".

If the teacher says that he doesn't believe in it, then I would talk to the Principal, and other parents. If the teacher provided scientific evidence of why climate change isn't real, then sure, kids should think about it, BUT, children are very impressionable, and most of them will believe what their teachers tell them.

Climate change, like evolution, is not an exact science, but there is ample evidence AND it is a well respected understanding in the scientific community. I would not want my child to not learn about common held understanding in the scientific community.

Well buckle your seatbelt, PP, because there is much of what is taught in today's public schools that is ENTIRELY based on politics and the "beliefs" of the SJW crowd. It is clothed in the language of "settled science" and "compassion for others," but this is how dissent is discouraged.

+1.

The main enemies of science in our classrooms today are Dem SJWs.

Signed,

Scientist

Don’t believe this poster.

The last time AAAS did a study, 90% of scientists were liberals. Because smart people, trained to evaluate data on their own, can see through rightwing propaganda.

Also, Republican liars are trained in projection: accusing others of their own sins.
The truth is: Republicans are the enemies of science. They hate science, and they hate schools, because both are independent sources of truth that fight back against rightwing lies.

+1

If it were up to conservatives, our students would still be “learning” from a 1939 curriculum.

Oh dear.. which country?