The Magic of Education

The development and availability of climate crisis geared curriculum for classroom use is very limited in this nation and possibly in others as well. The idea behind "The Magic of Education" is to lobby educational activists to support the utilization and development of climate crisis education for young students beginning in late-elementary classrooms and continuing through high school. As a teacher I have first-hand experience the lack of information regarding climate crisis that is accessible and understandable for young audiences. But if we are to agree that education is the greatest motivator for change then the development and utilization of this type of curriculum is a necessary step toward eliminating this life-altering issue. Technology at its availability in schools has advanced this could be as minimal as creating a universally viable website that both instructs students, quizzes them on their knowledge, and gives access to articles, journals, databases, and reports on the impending repercussions of our current climate crisis. It could also stretch as far as governmental lobbying of the need for climate crisis education as a standard objective for specific end of level testing and classroom instruction. Something as simple as a school-wide contest for best artwork, essay, or creative writing sample that best exemplifies the current climate crisis and the issues it produces. The possibilities for education on the issue are endless, but the availability and versatility of the information available are not. The intention of "The Magic of Education" is to create or better support readily available resources and development of curriculum for teachers, administrators, and curricular advocates to see how simple education on the issue can be. Thus creating a desire to support the education of young students who will be fighting this battle for decades to come on a national or even international level.