A Toronto mother says a confusing school presentation involving teen activist Greta Thunberg and a ticking clock left her young daughter fearing Earth’s imminent demise, and schools should be more careful about what they’re teaching seven-year-olds.
After Greta’s five-minute speech, a large carbon clock was displayed on the projector screen, counting down from eight years — the estimated amount of time it will take to emit enough carbon to warm the world by 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change. The clock can be modified to display 26 years, the estimated amount of time left to avoid 2 C of warming.
The school librarian, Timothy Du Vernet, told Blazevic, in an email provided to the National Post, that the presentation was meant to inspire students. It’s not just children who are at risk of becoming anxious over the perceived threat of climate change. A growing number of psychologists are reporting cases of what’s been dubbed “eco-anxiety,” “eco-paralysis” or “environmental grief.”
How sad to put the fear of death in young children!! Adults even fear death when they're very sick yet they instill this climate crap into young ones minds. This has to stop!! HOW DARE YOU,Greta, not us!
So how about as the parent you talk to her about what bullshit this is.
Here we have an article based on one complaint from 69 participants. We are also missing a ton of context. And finally, we have a lot of opinions and tweets from people who were not part of the event based on a incomplete account of the incident. Jumping to conclusions!
Poor kid, the first time in your life the madlibs claim the apocalypse is always the hardest. It will take years until they see through the bs of a completely liberal education.
News flash: Every last one of us will die. Eventually.
Liberal rule by make as desperate feeling.
we all die
SierraSteele88 For starters stop lying to your kids. This next gen will all be on meds thanks to teachers spreading their liberalistic lies like cow manure.
Does this message help motivate kids to plan their future? No. Does it maybe get them to act in more risky and shortsighted ways? I think maybe. If I thought I was dead soon I might act in a way consistent with the phrase ‘we are here for a a good time not a long time.’
The teacher was irresponsible. This subject matter is not appropriate for children who cannot discuss and debate.
Just stop the indoctrination. It's not apocalyptic. And FFS.... our ancestors survived ClimateChange with nothing more than sticks, rocks and animal skins! STOP SCARING THE KIDS!
It is hard to believe that globally this has become an emergency, while this being a normal transition cycle in long term weather. Any ice core drilled and studies comes up with the standard cycle of high and lower CO2 What an circus
The school and the government should be sued by every parent for spreading fear and lies
Am I supposed to be horrified by the child's fear, or by the certainty of death should we not address climate change? We owe it to our children to tell them the truth, no matter how hard to hear.
Is that what our schools have become indoctrination chambers to scare kids to return to 1599 but without meat. Hey teacher how about teaching a little reading and arithmetic.
The left wing whack jobs have lost their minds, it doesnt help Canadas token prime minister is one of the whack jobs.
Hahahaha more propaganda
Dont believe them young lady the sky is not falling your not going to die and your mom should sue the school for metal stress
That’s the objective, right? Brain wash the kids and you are home free.
fire these teachers now
Disgusting what they’re doing to these kids. I’ve had these same experience at my house.
Well technically we are. Nothing to do with the environment.
we are so crazy, this on a subject with huge amounts of uncertainties, these woke teachers just bring it as Gospel. Glad my kids are done with school, but worry about my grandkids education.
Education system to kids: Your ancestors are murdering usurpers All white people are racist. You are killing the planet Having a family is selfish..do not propagate. There is no God. Gender is opinion Education system Part 2: Why is there so much suicide amongst our young?
🙄. The brain washing continues unabated. Parents need to fight back.
...or talk to your children, its called parenting you fools.
I’d sue the school board They scare children with apocalyptic fairy tales
Well teachers and the school board should be sued by parents pushing fake climate change and liberalism on our kids they have no right doing ether
Natalia01Mateo Mom should've waited till graduation befor having a child..
Schools instead should be educating every child on what they can do to slow down & reverse the course of ClimateChange. Putting fear in their hearts is putting them in a depressive state of inaction. Shameful this. It’s a way of justifying increases in CarbonTax. Ontario
Why are such young children being forced to carry this burden? They have no power to change anything and according to science it’ll be too late when they are adults, so why create this traumatic experience? Maybe we need to re-evaluate age appropriate curriculum.
When I was in kindergarten, I read the book 'Chicken Little '. Is that now on the banned books list?
Better they be terrified of the impending takeover of society by the neomarxist, postmodern, SJW campus leftists, am I right?
child abuse
Thanks ANTIFA! The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
I don't know what's worse, brainwashing young children with climate change propaganda, or gender identity propaganda. Either way, our government is destroying these children's lives.
'Climate change' is the horseman of the apocalypse for the new progressive religion. Its devil is big business/capitalism and those who question the degree of anthropogenic influence are labeled 'deniers'... Abusing children in this way should be illegal.
I suggest people do some real research and show their children that they are being LIED TO ! As a parent it is your duty to show them the truth ... do your homework people .
It is f’ing appalling the propaganda and scare tactics being used in the name of greed. This is a cash grab that shows how easily much of the populace can be manipulated. “I am scared, tax me more so you can control the weather”. What a load of crap.
Schools shouldn't be teaching this nonsense
There will always be a segment of society that is so dramatic, so needy to belong to a group, that they will willingly subject themselves (and their children) to joining a cargo cult and fan the flames of hysteria...
The eco warriors are on a virtuous crusade and if a few kids are traumatized, no big deal, the end justifies the means. They will make no difference because they are unwilling to take on the real polluters, China, India and the US. None of whom would tolerate their shenanigans.
De kinderen worden bang gemaakt door Greta Thunberg, en op de scholen, dat moet stoppen, daar gaan ongelukken van komen,
At some point in the near future this country is going to be so deep in debt we won’t be able to house all the damaged climate zombies or provide them their meds. Thanks JustinTrudeau
So wrong.
This is psychcological terrorism. The Militants are at the walls and want to steal your children's minds. Who authorized the showing of this to impressionables? Who?
This needs to stop now. The material in classrooms is based on RCP 8.5 BAU scenarios, which is the basis for the “doomsday narrative”. The scientific community, the media, and teachers need to be held accountable for letting this bulls$&t narrative get out of control.
The educational system has become a poor parody of all social justice nonsense. The net result can be seen as grads enter the workforce and cannot cope with deadlines or a modicum of stress.
Child abuse is an accurate accounting... Albeit tragically sad...
And the same teachers want more money in the name of children. 🤦♂️
Educate your children!. Facts versus fiction.
Clearly the teacher in question should have better prepared her class to see this video on climate change. Children need to be inspired to act not to be frightened. But adults should be frightened into taking action to protect their children and future generations.
Geeze, I wonder why so many kids are suffering from anxiety and depression.
I read the posts and was like Wow! What did they present. Then I read the article and realized that the posts are not rêvant to the actuality of the story. Incredible that people were being so derisive without knowing the facts. Then I said Wow!
This has to stop. It’s creating unnecessary fear in children. This is abuse. Teachers should stay out of this. Stick to teaching curriculum not Greta’s sickening agenda
Yep... I remember same thing 14 years ago.... once she grew up she realized nothing happened ....
This is criminal child abuse levels of propaganda. This has to stop.
Child abuse for the sake of faux ideology. We will look back in shame at this decade.
schools are creating mental health problems.. look at all the alternatives to public school.
yes.. this climate information in schools is unbalanced and produces nightmares and anxiety.. it is wrong to teach it as gloom and doom..damaging our kids.. lost childhoods ..look at greta
I had that same presentation in 1980 Luckily i had parents that taught me the truth at the time Many adults should not procreate and public schools should be closed permanently
Reality is unfortunate
rexglacer How many children are feeling this way and not talking about it?
Thank you liberalism.
How this is different from communist or nazi propaganda
Child abuse
What our schools are doing to children is sickening.
AlbertStienstra The great barrier rief is expanding! The Earth is getting more and more green The polarbears are celebrating The climate change is a hoax
No faith in God leads to stupid reactions such as this
Kids are being used for propaganda. They are very gullible and impressionable.
How dare educators present facts to children! Next thing you know teachers will be telling students that teenage pregnancy should be avoided, smoking will cause cancer and that eating unhealthy foods combing with a sedentary lifestyle will cause obesity. The audacity!
And this is how they brainwash
Shame on schools for bring this to our children. This is child abuse of the worst kind, let’s see something done about this mental abuse of our kids in school from our government child protection services?
Smarten up? Mother. It’s all a hoax. Read the real scientists report and educate yourself and your child. All a tax grab to pick our pockets?
That is what happens when people take things out of context. This generation will be far more messed up than the last although this may be the last generation anyway. Don't expect any of these kids to reproduce.
The kids are petrified and many being bought to tears. My daughter is 6, she was crying 2. I think young kids should be left alone, they r just not old enough to be able to understand. Let them play!
When I was growing up, the media also portrayed a grim future. Acid rain and PCB’s
Child abuse
So this mom need to educate her daughter. ClimateHoax
Very sad
I would sue Greta The Swede!
It is the unconscionable exaggeration, hype, and fear-mongering of our media, special interest groups, some activist scientists, and a number of politicians that is the problem . And it is unethical, ungrounded in science, and hurting the most vulnerable among us.
Back I’m my dad (early 70s) there was an ice age on its way!
Move out of TDSB district. Do it now. WHY haven’t you started moving?
Thank the ignorance of our worldly media affecting our democratic institutions more than ever!
Vote Liberal and we will be saved
I already told the school (ElmbankJuniorMS) what I thought of this. You should too.
Child abuse....by Trudeau, not the first time.
The most retarded thing i've ever heard in my life is people think $ can change the weather. Now its the biggest UN global enslavement scam, plan on the planet. ClimateChangeISAScam YouWillDieWithoutC02 MoneyCannotChangeTheWeather jefferyEpsteinDidntKillHimself
Poor kid. Things are gonna be fine. If someone does this to my kid there will be hell to pay.
The suicide cult is right on track
The truth is scary. We have a crisis on our hands. Children are going to hear about it just like how kids heard about the cold war and feared nuclear war. I do think we need to encourage kids to do positive things in response though.
Maybe we should tell them 1 in 2 will get cancer too! Boo! Take that children
that 'toronto mother' has the WRONG suggestion for the education of her girl. Honesty is always the best answer and ignorance about the Climate emergency upon us is a live for today; lets not think about tomorrow (and my child's future) attitude.
School child abuse.
Don’t worry! She’ll soon be in a burqa. That damn evil sunshine won’t bother her.
Such a shameful thing to do to children!
STOP scaring our children!
This is 1st time in the history of man that we set ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model thats been reigning for at least 150 years since the Industrial Revolution.” Christiana FigueresFmr UN Climate Chief
My kid hears the same kind of stuff. A few kids in the class are actually convinced the earth is going to end in 12 years. One is now on anti-anxiety medication. These people need to be fired. Its bad teaching no matter what side of the debate you are on.
We’ve got to ride this global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic and environmental policy.“ – Timothy Wirth, Fmr President of the UN Foundation
Unreal.
PlagueofProgs Child abuse. This must stop.
Truly shameful to do this to young people. Climate hysteria is far more destructive than the actual state of the planet’s climate, which is much as it has always been. Sensible people need to push back hard against this propaganda.
The woke pomo education sytem has degraded to the point that it's agipropping a terrified 15 yr old to terrify 7 yr olds. Let that sink in: 7 yr olds. A suggestion for DouglasKMurray 's next book: The Madness of the Education Crowd
BarbDGtoronto Sad to see this. Great topic on your show to create awareness to this.
Note to the mother.These so called teachers are merely overpaid indoctrination apparatchiks pushing climate fraud cultism and Marxist ideology. To save your child you must move her to home school or private school.ClimateFraudCult.Not just wrong but evil.AGWFraud cndpoli
She's fucked.
Child abuse. The left likes to prey on the vulnerable though.
what say you ElizabethMay?
Don't send your kids to those places...
The people responsible for the alarmist disaster rhetoric aimed at children should be charged with child abuse
Great job ClimateAlarmists. Terrifying children just like religious zealots. Shame on you cathmckenna
Enough fear mongering already!! People need to be aware that things need to be done, but to make people think it’s doomsday is just pure crap!!!
Cannot wait to teach my children about what a load of BS, they're being fed. That is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. Just watch, give it a few years. Social services will be at our doors for not believing in climate alarmism. Just watch. Trudy is a commie.
Remember the good old days when death was imminent From something other than climate change?
Schools shouldn’t be allowed to to teach unsubstantiated crap to kids. Next they’ll be teaching them that just because you’ve got a boys sex organs doesn’t mean you’re a boy. Oh, wait....too late for that also.
We are all going to die, it's a fact...
Why are our educators frightening our children with doomsday scenarios. This is not fair to the children.
Trudeau’s brainwashing is showing results,,
if you still believe we can do nothing and not experience real climate disaster .. . .. it's todays children whose nightmares will come true. shrug it off all you want. your old age, filled with heat and smog, and shortages of all vital supplies. kids need to be trained to act.
Scaring children like this is child abuse
OK Doomer
Schools need to teach the kids, not scare the shit out of them. Some of these teachers should be sued.
A mother in Canada who should know about what happened to Greta, where her teachers preyed on her to the point she almost killed herself. Greta’s father explains Climate Barbie cathmckenna is relentless in her fear mongering hysteria. Disgusting. Beyond disgusting actually.
This is on Trudeau, Mckeena and the rest of the liberals 100% cathmckenna saying, if you say it loud enough people will totally believe it. Well its happened, wonder if she has shares in a drug company because everyone's going to need medication for this bone head climate crap
What utter & complete bullshit. North America has reduced its usage of fossil fuels every yr since ‘10. This ‘climate change’ hysteria targets US & Canadian taxpayers. End of story.
Who are these lunatics we are trusting our children to? Climate hysteria is replacing math.
Yes , we are all going to die,just not when you fear we will.7 billion deaths in the next 80 years , after long natural lives
It is unfortunate that this type of fear-mongering nonsense is being fed to children who have no way of knowing whether or not there is any validity to this. Schools need to stop presenting this crap--maybe they can go on strike.
According to the latest far left idea we will be saved with a carbon credit card ;)
Telling kids in elementary school that they can help fix ClimateCrisis when they're adults is misleading. It's a fight that will primarily be fought by the current generation. Having children scared of future is the failure of adults in positions of power who shape that future.
Yeah that's what propaganda does
Well we all die eventually.
For all the “righties” citing child abuse and depression/anxiety issues, I thought you were the ones that think everyone should toughen up and that society has gotten too soft? Hypocrites.
Mr. Obama Just bought a little waterfront property. If he’s not afraid, why should we worry?
Imaged you kids coming home from school, in a panic because they are being told the world is going to end.
Sue! Sue! Sue!
I recall, in the 1970’s, When I was a young student, Predictions of Ice Age coming & no oil or fuel to keep warm. The biggest lesson learned ? Don’t believe what the “experts” predict.
Left and especially JustinTrudeau and cathmckenna are complicit in this farce. So-called science behind these claims simply scaremongering crap. Teachers should be ashamed of themselves for promoting this rot, but they are arts students and incapable of thinking.
Disgusting what these people are doing to children!! And they wonder why there is so much depression and anxiety.
this what this climate hoax is doing to this beautiful child. people this crap needs to stop. we all should have been dead in 2012 when the ice caps were suppose to have melted. cannot believe grown people are pushing this garbage. its a money grab only. come on wake up
No surprise that it's the TDSB. They care far more about activism than they do education.
When China and India are on board.... I'll pay attention.
How those in power tighten their control of the people? By scaring & traumatizing the children so much that they are destroyed psychologically; leaving them vulnerable so that the kids, when grow, believe their only salvation is by unquestionably obedience to those in power.
The left will use children for their twisted agenda. This is evil.
Fear mongering courtesy of the minions of the club of rome's '90s eugenics directorate disguised as 'environmental concern'...this is the accepted method of creating a society on perpetual 'edge' as developed by john rawlings rees and kurt lewin of tavistock and rockefeller corp
And people wonder why anxiety disorders amongst kids and teens is skyrocketing - look no further than the hysteria of the Left.
Child abuse
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