Kids agree that no room exists for climate denial in their classroom

The National Center for Science Education has taken a strong stance against climate denial in schools. The NCSE warned, “Teachers, administrators, and community members must remain vigilant against efforts to introduce denial into classrooms … Owing to organized efforts by climate change deniers, there is a wealth of well-presented misinformation available online and in some cases mailed directly to teachers” (Plutzer et al., 2016a, p. 33). The NCSE also has a web page on “The Pillars of Climate Change Denial”, which provides information for challenging climate denial because it is “critical to defend the teaching of climate science” (National Center for Science Education, 2016). In 2023, the NCSE harshly criticized the deceitful tactics of climate-denial organizations:

In their famous Cranky Uncle series, John Cook has prepared the “Teachers' Guide to Cranky Uncle” on how to deal with climate denial in schools, which states the following:

Eaton and Day concluded that “Preparing students for this future, thus, involves the urgent need to dismantle the corporate power of the fossil fuel industries and their petro-pedagogy” (Eaton and Day, 2020, p. 470).

Raising awareness of the cagey practices of climate denial in public education will help identify and prevent it. Kids agree that no room exists for climate denial in their classroom

"Climate Denial and the Classroom"

Submitted May 31, 2025 at 05:15AM by GeraldKutney https://ift.tt/vfk6sH2