Extinction Rebellion shouldn’t coax kids out of the classroom
From our UK edition
I share Extinction Rebellion’s environmental concerns and I’ve previously joined their protests. My friends and colleagues fill their ranks. I even have a man-bun. But I can’t get behind their latest efforts to coax students to quit the classroom. Pre-empting this week’s disruption in London, Extinction Rebellion released a video recounting why student drop-outs, including marine biologists, gave up university for the movement. 'I left university because someone told me the truth about what was happening and I realised that I had a responsibility to act,' explains one former student. '(I left) because I am scared so many people I love are going to die and a masters won't stop that', says another. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
