Bibliograph

Miseducation, how climate change is taught in America, Katie Worth

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Miseducation, how climate change is taught in America, Katie Worth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Miseducation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1256588313

Responsibility statement

Katie Worth

Sub title

how climate change is taught in America

Summary

"Why are so many American children learning so much misinformation about climate change? Investigative reporter Katie Worth reviewed scores of textbooks, built a 50-state database, and traveled to a dozen communities to talk to children and teachers about what is being taught, and found a red-blue divide in climate education. More than one-third of young adults believe that climate change is not man-made, and science teachers who teach global warming are being contradicted by history teachers who tell children not to worry about it. Who has tried to influence what children learn, and how successful have they been? Worth connects the dots to find out how oil corporations, state legislatures, school boards, and textbook publishers sow uncertainty, confusion, and distrust about climate science. A thoroughly researched, eye-opening look at how some states do not want children to learn the facts about climate change"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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