More Global Warming Education, And Less History

Out with the old and in with the new. The hottest topic of the day, global warming, is getting a new and exalted status in the British educational system, which means Winston Churchill, Jane Austen and other traditional staples may get less emphasis as a result.

Is it time for a similar re-emphasis in America? Most students don't even touch American history past about World War II as it is. Math and reading scores are a perpetual concern. "Science literacy" is at the heart of many scientists' concern over the current state of popular misconceptions about global warming.

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