REWIND: Climate Miseducation

Published: June 17, 2022, 7:01 a.m.

b'Climate change science isn\\u2019t taught accurately \\u2014 or equally \\u2014 across the country. Investigative reporter Katie Worth dug into textbooks and talked with dozens of children and teachers to find out why. In her book, Miseducation: How Climate is Taught in America, Worth unpacks the influence of the fossil fuel industry, state legislatures and school boards on school curricula in their effort to spread confusion and misinformation about the climate crisis.\\xa0\\nSome organizations skip the textbook battle entirely and try to reach children directly through assemblies and social media. How do teachers navigate these dynamics in the classroom? How can we ensure our children are learning to be engaged, educated and climate-aware citizens?\\nFor transcripts and other information, visit: https://www.climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts\\xa0\\nGuests:\\nKatie Worth, investigative journalist, author, Miseducation: How Climate is Taught in America\\nLea Dotson, Campaigner, Action for the Climate Emergency\\nAnn Reid, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education\\nBen Graves, former science teacher in Delta County, CO\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'