"As an avid reader of scientific journals and books, and someone who spends time outdoors, he has a clear understanding of how rising temperatures are impacting the planet. "It's been something that for the last decade or so I've personally seen the effects of," he said, citing changes to the aquatic, forest and prairie ecosystems he grew up with. As a result, he has started to "bake" our changing climate into his classes."
"Yale University research suggests his approach would be widely welcomed. Three-quarters of adults in the US say they want schools to teach the causes, consequences and potential solutions to global warming. "Today's students are tomorrow's consumers, workers, and voters, and they're going to be faced with a series of challenges due to the disruptions caused by climate change," said Glenn Branch, deputy director of the non-profit National Center for Science Education (NCSE)."
"And to deal with the challenges, he adds they'll need "at least the basic understanding of climate change and its impacts and solutions." What students learn depends on where they live The NCSE is one of several bodies working to ensure students across the country are given accurate climate information. But the decentralized nature of the US education system means curricula decisions are made at the level of the local school district. And with more than 13,000 of them across the nation, that equates to huge variation."
Jeff Grant, an Illinois high school science teacher, integrates climate change into his classes based on firsthand observation of ecosystem changes and extensive scientific reading. Research from Yale indicates about three-quarters of US adults want schools to teach causes, consequences and solutions to global warming. The National Center for Science Education emphasizes that students need at least a basic understanding of climate change, its impacts and solutions to face future disruptions. The US education system's decentralization assigns curriculum decisions to more than 13,000 local school districts, producing large variation in climate education. Next Generation Science Standards offer guidance in some states but are not mandatory.
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