Geography in schools

Sir, – In relation to the piece by David Robert Grimes (“Better grasp of science would be a social boon”, Opinion & Analysis, July 10th), it is clear to those that pay attention that, despite the current recession, the single biggest problem facing us over the next few decades is climate change.

The question must be therefore asked as to what damage the removal of geography from the Junior Certificate curriculum will do to attempts to inform and educate the public on this issue.

At present climate change is taught as part of the section on weather and climate in the Junior Cert geography curriculum. Given the growing urgency of this issue, surely what needs to be done is for the topic and possible solutions to be given a much bigger emphasis in our schools — not for a subject that deals with this threat to be downgraded. – Yours, etc,

NOEL HOGAN,

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