It’s too late to protect them from it, so how do teachers tell children about climate change without scaring them? The good news is that young people are already engaged – the students taking part in climate strikes show that young people want action and are willing to skip school to show how serious they are. But […] … learn more→
Tag Archives: Curriculum

A climate change curriculum to empower the climate strike generation

Changing what universities teach is a process, not a single event
Maybe the best place to start is to ask what “curriculum” is so that we can understand better what people are fighting to change? There is no universally accepted definition of curriculum, but it is a planned learning experience. It encompasses the values, attitudes, beliefs, understandings, skills, competencies and dispositions of educators. It considers students’ […] … learn more→
A straightforward case against the privatization or outsourcing of the curriculum
Simply publishing material in a certain topic area does not confer on oneself or on one’s employees the expertise or the credentials of professionals in that field. So a publisher of books on government and politics would not necessarily have any special expertise in governing or in running a political campaign. Likewise, a publisher of […] … learn more→