In his first interview for 2020 Sean Plunket challenges the Minister to explain the syllabus behind and justification for a curriculum dedicated to Climate Change in schools.
During the interview Sean asks the Minister to explain specific examples of what might be covered in the education and pushes Shaw to give a justification as to why children need to learn about climate change in schools.
Shaw argued the syllabus - modelled on a trial at New Brighton School in Christchurch - is "based on the science so you can dispute that all you like".
Plunket shot back: "Well, clearly you can't dispute that at all you like if you're an intermediate school kid... you're going to be told you can't dispute it."
Shaw replied: "Of course you can, but you'd have to go to town against the entire New Zealand scientific community and suggest that they were wrong."
The new resources for teaching climate change in schools was announced on Sunday by Education Minister Chris Hipkins, who said kids will be taught the "role science plays in understanding climate change".
The resource, called 'Climate Change - prepare today, live well tomorrow', includes video, text and guidance. It will be available for students in years 7-10 and will be optional.
It will teach things like the difference between weather and climate, as well as sea-level rise impacts and the effects of agriculture on the climate, according to Shaw.
The pilot was picked up by the Ministry of Education and is supported by organisations including NASA, NIWA, and National Geographic for Kids, among others.
"We're getting a lot of demand from teachers so the fact that there were some resources that had been developed, once it was piloted and some changes were made, it seemed appropriate to be rolling out," Shaw said.
You can listen to the full interview above - this item was first published HERE.
Sean Plunket is an experienced broadcast journalist who hosts Magic Afternoons on weekdays from 12 to 3pm.
4 comments:
And exactly what agricultural impact? Is it livestock are evil emitters and water consumers and polluters or is it increasing CO2 levels support more plant growth, increased crop yields to feed more people and the greening of the world. I don't trust these people to be balanced.
This is indoctrination-- pure and simple.
I have read parts of this disgusting document. It is full of lies, dressed up as science. There is a section devoted to arguing against skeptics (i.e. people like you and I who simply ask questions and want some true science). The section gives "answers" to questions that might be raised. The answers are straight out lies.
The Prime Minister started the year with her view that the election will be factual which would mean honest dialogue .
However the Paris Accord that has been centre piece of the Coalition Government states inter alia that land and food production will be protected from the effects of Climate Change.- Article 2.1(b)
The government is forging ahead with decimating the farming , fishing ,aquaculture horticulture and factory food production along with all the associated industries with a single fixation on Zero Carbon and temperature reduction.
That is dishonest to NZ when measured against the provisions of the Paris Accord and hypocritical by the Coalition Government .
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