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<p>Sounds reasonable to me. </p>
<p>Should the state mandate Global Warming, or other hot-button issues, as part of the public school curriculum?</p>
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<p>To me, too.</p>
<p>When I was in (public) high school, there was a required lecture series for senior class on current events. Seems to me this is not a bad thing – </p>
<p>I have to note that I did not take this course as I ended up attending and graduating from a private school.</p>
<p>A lecture series on current events is okay, though I fear curriculum overload. A whole curriculum devoted to climate change is something else. I agree, get the basics first, then students and adults will be better able to follow discussions on climate change or other important topics.</p>
<p>I think it makes sense to discuss in a science class how climate changes (which it always does and always has) and the reasons why. I’m fairly sure we covered this a long time ago in science classes I took in school. Anything that’s conjecture, such as the extent that humans might or might not have caused significant climate change, could be briefly discussed as topical unproven theories but it shouldn’t warrant a huge amount of time since it’s a politicized unproven theory. </p>
<p>I can also see how the topic would be relevant in a social science class - i.e. regardless of one’s position as to human caused climate change, what are the societal ramifications of attempting to do something about it based on the unproven theory? What if everyone in the USA switched to a Prius tomorrow but China, India, and other areas didn’t - would it have a significant impact? What if the USA added a $4 per gallon tax as an incentive to force people to purchase less fuel even as other countries are subsidizing the cost of fuel for their people - what impact would this have on the poorer segment of the population, what effect would this have on groceries and goods transported by truck, what effect would it have on various industries, how would the government put the increased revenue to good use, etc.? I assume a number of schools are probably already doing this.</p>
<p>It seems like it could be an interesting topic as long as the schools stay away from the political agenda aspects of it. However, they need to cover the basics first and I agree with the governator’s statement.</p>
<p>Uh-oh, this is not good – I agree with The Terminator on this one. I know, I know. But … think of five really important new things you’d like to see taught in schools. Which number is Global Warming? Right.</p>
<p>I think the dust hasn’t settled enough on the the whole climate change debate to be formally incorporating it into k-12 curriculum. Truth is, no one has that much certainty as to what’s going on with our climate.</p>