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So, the kids at my local school are being asked to fill out a carbon footprint calculator. It asks questions about how big their family is, how often everyone showers, what kind of car they drive, whether they eat meat or are vegetarian, and other personal information about family members. Presumably, the goal is to shame the kids with larger families, non-vegans, etc. when they compare their scores with others. Maybe I’m overreacting but I feel like this is inappropriate. Thoughts?
So, the kids at my local school are being asked to fill out a carbon footprint calculator. It asks questions about how big their family is, how often everyone showers, what kind of car they drive, whether they eat meat or are vegetarian, and other personal information about family members. Presumably, the goal is to shame the kids with larger families, non-vegans, etc. when they compare their scores with others. Maybe I’m overreacting but I feel like this is inappropriate. Thoughts?
Yes. I think you are over reacting. Kids learn best when they can collect their own data and use it in a real world example. Their own family is a real world example.
I don't think they are being asked for Social Security numbers or income, for example.
It’s inappropriate. They’re indoctrinating children into believing the hype and fear about “climate change.” Get ‘em while they’re young, I guess. Maybe while the school is at it, they can also inject some approved Democrat racism into the mix, so that the white and Asian children can feel ashamed of themselves.
If my kids were still in school id tell them to blow that sht up!
Shower: 40 minutes x4 people, no we’ll say we have 9 people living here.
Every light, device, & TV in the house on 24/7
Everything gets dumped in the toilet & flushed every time, and the toilet is 5 gallon “vintage” avocado yellow dumper, AC on full blast from May to October, heat on 85 all winter, laundry 35 loads a week in our vintage wm, 2 1985 diesel Dodge 350 pickups, 1 gas 1989 Ramcharger, 2 Jeep Cherokees, sprinkler system 7 days a week @60 minutes per zone x14 zones March thru December, We hunt our own meat with our AR-15’s, and we have 10 cows that we feed baked beans and leftover Taco Bell.
Carbon is essential for life. Human life, animal life and plant life would not exist without carbon. There are 65.5 trillion tons of carbon on the planet earth. The amount of carbon can be neither increase or decreased.
Yes. I think you are over reacting. Kids learn best when they can collect their own data and use it in a real world example. Their own family is a real world example.
I don't think they are being asked for Social Security numbers or income, for example.
Really depends on the age group.
The younger ones (K-3 maybe) wouldn't understand fully what it means.
Abstract concepts are more late middle school.
So, the kids at my local school are being asked to fill out a carbon footprint calculator. It asks questions about how big their family is, how often everyone showers, what kind of car they drive, whether they eat meat or are vegetarian, and other personal information about family members. Presumably, the goal is to shame the kids with larger families, non-vegans, etc. when they compare their scores with others. Maybe I’m overreacting but I feel like this is inappropriate. Thoughts?
There is no small irony that you are a moderator at a site called City Data. Lol God forbid the thought of anybody collecting data on people.
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