"At no time in my education or career to date did I say 'climate-anxious teacher,' yet I'm at the chalkface in a climate emergency wondering how on earth I got here."
That's what a teacher in the UK is saying after a survey found only 17% of 11- to 14-year-olds plan to work in a job related to climate change and sustainability, the Guardian reports.
"I think we should also have a 'How to Adult in a Climate Emergency' topic in our schemes of work and maybe teach some basic survival skills, too like what to do in flood water," says teacher Nicola Snashall.
The survey by UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education found that more than 3,000 11- to 14-year-olds from across the UK planned to work in a climate change or sustainability job in the future.
Snashall, who plans to hold an event for "Green Careers" week in November, says it's important for schools to provide opportunities for students to learn about careers related to climate change.
"When I asked 8P what they wanted to do when they were older, we had an array of responses including a striker for Newcastle United, the next Taylor Swift, Elon Musk v 2.0, and boisterous Pupil B who Read the Entire Article
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