Little to no mention in the article about what it will actually entail. I doubt for a second it will include things like *have fewer children*, *build more nuclear*, *fund public transport and fuck cars*, and *protest your MPs to tax the living fuck out of oil and gas companies*, but instead focusing on last resort measures like recycling and planting more trees.
edit: and so obviously it’s embarassing I forgot it, eat far less meat.
I’m not sure this is a good idea. A better approach is to embed the issue in subjects where it makes sense, like science and geography so that children learn how those things all relate. People need to see climate change as something that’s integral to what we’ve been doing as a species.
If you make a GCSE for this, then students lose one other subject from their options so as to fit it in.
The planet doomed, the only people who can put a stop to climate change are governments with law changes and taxation, unfortunately governments are dictated too by the powerful rich elites business owners and that would effect profit
Ah yes. Condition the young to believe it’s their fault and to watch their carbon footprint, while filthy corporations keep pumping the climate full of poison. I’m not going to put a brick in my toilet cystern and spend a fortune on train tickets to commute to work whilst these cunts are jetting around on private aircraft and billowing greenhouse gases out the back of their cruise ships.
Get fucked.
You’d have more luck in 12hrs sending these kids into the woods with a dose of magic mushies each and have the planet tell the kids directly what they need to do.
“Hey kids, your grandparents decided to fuck up the planet and they’re fighting against your parents who want to fix it. Here’s how you can save the planet: Watch Home Alone and booby trap your nan’s house.”
The people who can save the planet are Middle Aged or older. The ones with all the money and power. Children can’t even choose what they wear or eat so cannot actively make full choices to lower their little footprints that are meaningless compared to the footprints of the people preventing action.
1. Overthrow the government
2. Abolish capitalism
buy less of everything….
not sure thats whats being taught.
Unless this module teaches them how to overthrow capitalism I’m not sure it’s going to help.
Teach them fucking science and let them find solutions themselves when we can no longer fuck it up.
The top 40 largest corporations are responsible for the vast, vast, vaaaaast majority of processes that are leading to climate change..ergo the Capitalist system itself is the primary cause of this accelerated climate change etc The ordinary man or woman on the street can do nothing, it’s not their fault. So will this new GCSE be addressing that??..if not it’s a complete waste of time.
By the time this is implemented the planet will probably be on fire.
God these people will do anything rather than actually address the problem.
Will it include bullshit like home recycling or practical options like destroying every commercial air liner or cruise ship?
Many years ago I did religious studies GCSE (full unit), it covered everything from the Government, voting systems, crime & punishment and the environment. It was probably my favour GCSE subject I took.
As others have said would climate change not fit better into the existing subjects such as Geography or Religious Studies.
Given how politicised this issue is and the fact that politics is required by law to be neutral in schools. How will they teach this without being accused of being political?
The last thing I want is insulate Britain teaching kids what glue sticks to road surfaces best.
Because its their responsibility and not the current generation?
There were questions about climate change in the Geography GCSE in the 90s and it’s still happening.
Surely would be better to thread this into every subject rather than as a separate subject.
Plus, teaching kids survival strategies for climate change would probably be more useful. As by the time they are in power to make any changes we will be fucked anyway.
Too little too late. Teaching the next generation to save the world isn’t going to stop the pollution that’s happening right now. Why don’t we sit some of the oil executives in these classrooms instead.
First, the planet doesn’t need saving. It’s humans who need saving, or at least the environment that’s humans need to survive. The planet will be fine.
Second, we KNOW how to save the planet, we just lack the willpower to do it: Stop eating meat, stop flying, plant a trillion trees in the next 10 years.
Kids don’t buy anything you do not absolutely need. Not stuff you want, not stuff some social media numbnuts said you should. Only way to change. There is nothing you can buy to save the planet.
This is a waste of time. I think it will just take students attention away from other subjects.
Instead, integrate it into other subjects, like sciences, rather than creating a whole new GCSE.
I heard the woman who campaigned for this. Its not a climate change gcse, its not about sustainability or whatever. Its a natural science gcse. She noticed they had biology and chemistry and physics but no natural science.
Its not specific to climate change but it will be about how climate works and how we have broken it.
Sounds like a good course!
While kids in korea/China are doing extra maths. And we wonder why kids in this country are falling behind 🤔
Okay but by the time they get in a position to do anything about it; won’t it be too late?
They will all learn how good the Tory’s renewables plans are going to be.
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Little to no mention in the article about what it will actually entail. I doubt for a second it will include things like *have fewer children*, *build more nuclear*, *fund public transport and fuck cars*, and *protest your MPs to tax the living fuck out of oil and gas companies*, but instead focusing on last resort measures like recycling and planting more trees.
edit: and so obviously it’s embarassing I forgot it, eat far less meat.
I’m not sure this is a good idea. A better approach is to embed the issue in subjects where it makes sense, like science and geography so that children learn how those things all relate. People need to see climate change as something that’s integral to what we’ve been doing as a species.
If you make a GCSE for this, then students lose one other subject from their options so as to fit it in.
The planet doomed, the only people who can put a stop to climate change are governments with law changes and taxation, unfortunately governments are dictated too by the powerful rich elites business owners and that would effect profit
Ah yes. Condition the young to believe it’s their fault and to watch their carbon footprint, while filthy corporations keep pumping the climate full of poison. I’m not going to put a brick in my toilet cystern and spend a fortune on train tickets to commute to work whilst these cunts are jetting around on private aircraft and billowing greenhouse gases out the back of their cruise ships.
Get fucked.
You’d have more luck in 12hrs sending these kids into the woods with a dose of magic mushies each and have the planet tell the kids directly what they need to do.
“Hey kids, your grandparents decided to fuck up the planet and they’re fighting against your parents who want to fix it. Here’s how you can save the planet: Watch Home Alone and booby trap your nan’s house.”
The people who can save the planet are Middle Aged or older. The ones with all the money and power. Children can’t even choose what they wear or eat so cannot actively make full choices to lower their little footprints that are meaningless compared to the footprints of the people preventing action.
1. Overthrow the government
2. Abolish capitalism
buy less of everything….
not sure thats whats being taught.
Unless this module teaches them how to overthrow capitalism I’m not sure it’s going to help.
Teach them fucking science and let them find solutions themselves when we can no longer fuck it up.
The top 40 largest corporations are responsible for the vast, vast, vaaaaast majority of processes that are leading to climate change..ergo the Capitalist system itself is the primary cause of this accelerated climate change etc The ordinary man or woman on the street can do nothing, it’s not their fault. So will this new GCSE be addressing that??..if not it’s a complete waste of time.
By the time this is implemented the planet will probably be on fire.
God these people will do anything rather than actually address the problem.
Will it include bullshit like home recycling or practical options like destroying every commercial air liner or cruise ship?
Many years ago I did religious studies GCSE (full unit), it covered everything from the Government, voting systems, crime & punishment and the environment. It was probably my favour GCSE subject I took.
As others have said would climate change not fit better into the existing subjects such as Geography or Religious Studies.
Given how politicised this issue is and the fact that politics is required by law to be neutral in schools. How will they teach this without being accused of being political?
The last thing I want is insulate Britain teaching kids what glue sticks to road surfaces best.
Because its their responsibility and not the current generation?
There were questions about climate change in the Geography GCSE in the 90s and it’s still happening.
Surely would be better to thread this into every subject rather than as a separate subject.
Plus, teaching kids survival strategies for climate change would probably be more useful. As by the time they are in power to make any changes we will be fucked anyway.
Too little too late. Teaching the next generation to save the world isn’t going to stop the pollution that’s happening right now. Why don’t we sit some of the oil executives in these classrooms instead.
First, the planet doesn’t need saving. It’s humans who need saving, or at least the environment that’s humans need to survive. The planet will be fine.
Second, we KNOW how to save the planet, we just lack the willpower to do it: Stop eating meat, stop flying, plant a trillion trees in the next 10 years.
Kids don’t buy anything you do not absolutely need. Not stuff you want, not stuff some social media numbnuts said you should. Only way to change. There is nothing you can buy to save the planet.
This is a waste of time. I think it will just take students attention away from other subjects.
Instead, integrate it into other subjects, like sciences, rather than creating a whole new GCSE.
I heard the woman who campaigned for this. Its not a climate change gcse, its not about sustainability or whatever. Its a natural science gcse. She noticed they had biology and chemistry and physics but no natural science.
Its not specific to climate change but it will be about how climate works and how we have broken it.
Sounds like a good course!
While kids in korea/China are doing extra maths. And we wonder why kids in this country are falling behind 🤔
Okay but by the time they get in a position to do anything about it; won’t it be too late?
They will all learn how good the Tory’s renewables plans are going to be.