Climate Change and Education

The article in the New York Times,"Science Teachers’ Grasp of Climate Change Is Found Lacking", written by John Schwartz, identifies an issue with the public education system regarding both competence of teachers/curriculum, as well as interference from politics. Educators are found to spend an average of only 2 hours covering climate change, per school year. Part of the reason is that evidence and knowledge about climate change has greatly developed since they learned about it, if they graduated in the 90's. Another issue that is prominent in the education system is interference from parents who don't believe in climate change. Teachers skim over the subject because of parents who, like many republicans, do not think it is real, despite scientific evidence, and sometimes become hostile over the subject. Regardless of what different people believe, it's important for children to learn what environmental issues the planet has that they will have to adapt with. There should be more regulation ensuring that educators are correctly and in appropriate depth, covering climate change and not skimming over it due to lack of knowledge or fear of "non-believers".