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Portland school board bans climate change-denying materials
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Nothing like a bunch of environmentalists rewriting text books, blowing off the fact that science as a whole, is about questioning and researching regardless of the subject.

So now, they want the books to read as they "think" (believe) that things are when it comes to climate change



Quote:In a move spearheaded by environmentalists, the Portland Public Schools board unanimously approved a resolution aimed at eliminating doubt of climate change and its causes in schools.

“It is unacceptable that we have textbooks in our schools that spread doubt about the human causes and urgency of the crisis,” said Lincoln High School student Gaby Lemieux in board testimony. “Climate education is not a niche or a specialization, it is the minimum requirement for my generation to be successful in our changing world.”

The resolution passed Tuesday evening calls for the school district to get rid of textbooks or other materials that cast doubt on whether climate change is occurring and that the activity of human beings is responsible. The resolution also directs the superintendent and staff to develop an implementation plan for “curriculum and educational opportunities that address climate change and climate justice in all Portland Public Schools.”

Bill Bigelow, a former PPS teacher and current curriculum editor of Rethinking Schools, a magazine devoted to education issues, worked with 350PDX and other environmental groups to present the resolution.

“A lot of the text materials are kind of thick with the language of doubt, and obviously the science says otherwise,” Bigelow says, accusing the publishing industry to bowing to pressure from fossil fuels companies. “We don’t want kids in Portland learning material courtesy of the fossil fuel industry.”

In board testimony, Bigelow said PPS’ science textbooks are littered with words like might, may and could when talking about climate change.



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Like I said, science is about questioning and do use words like might, may and could.


Here is a short clip of a teacher that talks about a sentence that says -- "not all scientists agree with the greenhouse effect" (at about the 30 second mark)
The yuppie gooberhead had the audacity to claim that it is simply not factual..........Yo dude, you are not being factual!
 





Talk about ignorant, narrow-minded environmentalist, brainwashing the kids by limiting their knowledge according to what they, the so-called teachers, want them to 'learn' according to THEIR beliefs, not what science is showing, which is up for debate.

Hence why there are scientists that are for and against the global warming theory.



Boy if I was a parent, I would pull my kid out of that controlling school.



Like the Earth has not gone through radical climate changes over the millions of years???
So what, are they not going to talk about the past environment changes that have occurred BEFORE Man entered the picture

Nothing like being in a position to push your agenda, such as a teacher, redoing the school books to better suit your wishes.


Pathetic and sad

a.k.a. 'snarky412'
 
        



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Portland school board bans climate change-denying materials - by senona - 05-24-2016, 08:22 PM

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