Bill Requires Calif’s Schools Teach Global Warming
Why am I not surprised it’s California?
Reading, writing and . . . global warming?
A Silicon Valley lawmaker is gaining momentum with a bill that would require “climate change” to be among the science topics that all California public school students are taught.
The measure, by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, also would mandate that future science textbooks approved for California public schools include climate change.
“You can’t have a science curriculum that is relevant and current if it doesn’t deal with the science behind climate change,” Simitian said. “This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon.”
The state Senate approved the bill, SB 908, Jan. 30 by a 26-13 vote. It heads now to the state Assembly. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken numerous actions to reduce global warming, but he has yet to weigh in on Simitian’s bill. Other Republicans in the Capitol, however, are not happy about the proposal.
Some say the science on global warming isn’t clear, while others worry the bill would inject environmental propaganda into classrooms.
“I find it disturbing that this mandate to teach this theory is not accompanied by a requirement that the discussion be science-based and include a critical analysis of all sides of the subject,” said Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks, during the Senate debate.
Only two Republicans voted for the bill, Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-San Luis Obispo, and Sen. Tom Harman, R-Costa Mesa. Maldonado’s district includes Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, parts of San Jose, Scotts Valley, Watsonville and Monterey. Harman represents Orange County. All 13 of the no votes were from Republicans.
One of the opponents, Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Modesto, said he wants guarantees that the views of global warming skeptics will be taught.
“Some wouldn’t view them as skeptics. Some would view them as the right side of the issue,” said Denham, an Atwater almond farmer who also runs a plastics recycling business.
“We don’t have complete factual information yet,” Denham said. “From what I have seen the Earth has heated and cooled on its own for centuries. I don’t know that there’s anything that is a direct cause of that right now, but we can do a better job of cleaning up our planet.”
Simitian noted that his bill wouldn’t dictate what to teach or in what grades, but rather would require the state Board of Education and state Department of Education to decide both.
Although global warming is mentioned in high school classes about weather, it is currently not required to be covered in all textbooks, said the head of the California Science Teachers Association.
(MercuryNews)
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Arent most schools teaching global warming anyways?
February 15th, 2008 at 3:47 pmStill searching for manbearpig are they? We all know Global Warming was started by crab people. C’mon get with the program CA…
February 15th, 2008 at 4:51 pmI wish they’d cover reading and writing before attempting anything tricky like global warming.
I also wish the state government would allow the state to split. The whacko’s can have their own state and the rest of us wouldn’t have to put up with their bullshit.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:51 pm“This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon.”
Heh.
February 15th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
It was freaking 40-45 degress all day yesterday in San Diego. I know. I live here.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pmThere was so much ice and frost on my truck’s windows this morning it took many minutes to get it off. Global cooling. This was very unusual for S.D. County.
There is so much snow in our local mountains that I am going sleding this week.
I’m glad we can send our daughter to a private Christian school. I by-passed all that P.C. crap years ago when I pulled her from public schools. Nobody is going to do any sort of brain-washing to my kid.
California is ranked 43rd in the nation for education non-excellence.
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February 15th, 2008 at 6:07 pmFirst, THEORY of Evolution and now the THEORY of Global Warming.
The teaching of fantasy continues.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:29 pmYou can teach science. You can teach weather patterns. You can teach climate cycles. You can teach energy patterns and heat banks. You can even teach water cycles.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:43 pmBut when it comes to global warming it’s called indoctrination!
Isn’t “climate change” also known as “weather?”
February 15th, 2008 at 8:21 pmTominCO
February 15th, 2008 at 8:44 pmNo. Here ya go. Knock yourself out.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/noaa-n/climate/climate_weather.html
Global warming? Or Global cooling? Hmmm…you decide:
February 15th, 2008 at 9:17 pmhttp://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/all-quiet-alert/
That’s what I was thinking too!
But this is the Liberals way of forcing it on Christian and Home schools by making it a required curriculum!
February 16th, 2008 at 9:57 amHey Kalyfornya, even England knows better than teach this propaganda to their youth! Consensus is NOT science.
Notice how the UN sanctioned alarmists are starting to change “Global Warming” to “Climate Change.” This is only a ploy for the UN to force a “carbon tax” on the USA. Airhead Hollyweird types who claim they are “carbon neutral” while flying around in their private jets and living in monster mansions are dupes for this upcoming tax.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm