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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students

Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Preparing young people for their future requires teachers to be climate change educators, but the federal government has resisted its inclusion in the curriculum. It’s up to states to take the lead.
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High numbers of young people report feelings of 'climate anxiety'

High numbers of young people report feelings of 'climate anxiety' | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
According to new survey data from youth mental health organisation ReachOut, four in five Australian students report being somewhat or very anxious about climate change.
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Climate change action students plan for more rallies around Australia and the world

Climate change action students plan for more rallies around Australia and the world | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
When he gets home from school, Ambrose Hayes does his homework, then makes a conference call to help organise a national movement of student strikes.
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The terror of climate change is transforming young people's identity

The terror of climate change is transforming young people's identity | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Facing up to the horror of climate change can help us work towards a more sustainable culture. Young people are leading the way.
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‘Our future is what we are fighting for’: Meet the schoolkids going on strike over climate change

Thousands of kids around the globe will skip school Friday to demand aggressive action against climate change.
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Student protest: Not your typical activists: students strike over climate 'inaction'

Student protest: Not your typical activists: students strike over climate 'inaction' | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students across Australia are walking out of class on Friday to protest against inaction on climate change. Here's what they want and why.
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Great letter from Michael Parker, Headmaster of Newington about the #ClimateStrike today. Excellent leadership and perspective from a #PrincipledPrincipal.

Great letter from Michael Parker, Headmaster of Newington about the #ClimateStrike today. Excellent leadership and perspective from a #PrincipledPrincipal. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Damn these Year Elevens. They come into my office asking me to support the climate strike. They tell me that it is their planet too and that they should be able to protest about what is the most important issue of their lives. They ask whether the school will stand up for them.

I don’t want to catch the political nuclear-grade hot potato that is the climate ‘debate’. I have a strategic plan on education to write and a Council retreat to prepare for. As well, I have always prided myself on being able to teach current affairs without my classes being able to work out which way I would vote in an election. I stay neutral and allow all points of view – sometimes to a fault. And, anyway, I am not a scientist.

But these kids say that they are probably going to live into the 22nd century and they are terrified about tipping points and a runaway greenhouse effect. They say that the climate science is overwhelming. They say that leaders in my generation are not doing anywhere near enough about it.
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Students are fighting climate change, one TikTok video at a time

Students are fighting climate change, one TikTok video at a time | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Controversial social media app TikTok has been seen as a place for earnest content like dance crazes and slapstick comedy. But its young Australian users are increasingly using it to politically organise.
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Students striking for climate action are showing the exact skills employers look for

Students striking for climate action are showing the exact skills employers look for | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
When politicians caution against student strikes for climate action, they are going against the aims of Australia's curriculum to develop citizens with a social conscience, willing to take action.
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Here's why I am striking from school on Friday

Here's why I am striking from school on Friday | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
As school students, we can’t vote yet. But it’s us who will have to clean up the mess that our politicians are leaving behind
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Thousands of schoolchildren join Melbourne climate rally

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Thousands of Victorian students have marched out of the classroom and taken to the streets of Melbourne to demand action on climate change.
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Australian students plan school strikes to protest against climate inaction - #AusPol

Australian students plan school strikes to protest against climate inaction - #AusPol | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Hundreds say they will skip school, urging politicians to treat climate change as an emergency
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