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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by revelio on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @01:07PM (#35978238)
That's clearly ideological brainwashing and you should take it up with the head teacher. It's not only factual nonsense to believe what your son is saying, but also dangerous. You definitely don't want him to be added to the ranks of the "i killed myself to save the planet" brigade.
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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by withinboredom on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @01:51PM (#35978889)
> you should take it up with the head teacher.

I don't want to teach my son that him misunderstanding something is someone else's fault. Obviously, this wasn't taught in class. He was taught lots of things and was a conclusion he came to on his own. Like nobody ever told me that a McDonald's hamburger will cost around $50 when I retire, I simply did some math based on the average inflation. Will it actually? no idea. But I know that I should probably have that much more in my retirement account.

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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by revelio on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @01:57PM (#35978963)
And what were these "lots of things" that led to him concluding the world is now ruined by you, his parent? Cuz I definitely don't recall anything like that being on the curriculum when I was a kid.

No, pretty sure he concluded exactly what his teachers wanted him to conclude. Nine year olds are not famous for their critical thinking and deep research skills.

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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by withinboredom on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @02:24PM (#35979279)
> Nine year olds are not famous for their critical thinking and deep research skills.

See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35975422

> No, pretty sure he concluded exactly what his teachers wanted him to conclude.

Do you know us IRL or something?

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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by revelio on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @04:56PM (#35981178)
The whole thing hangs on (2) which he isn't in any position to critically evaluate. No kid would be.
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