Toxic Teaching Tool?

" It's. From the country teachers showing kids video called the story of stuff that's. -- teach them about the effects of human consumption on the environment what happens all the stuff we make use. Critics out there though argue it's one sided and they don't want this to be the way they're kids learn about the topic take a look to -- portion. We'll start with extraction. Which is -- fancy word for natural resource exploitation. Which is a fancy word for trashing not planning. With this looks like is we talked and the trees and more mountains to get them metal inside usable water and white that the animals. About the animals is this how we should be teaching this topic to our kids my nanny to the professor at Allegheny College. He's also an advisory board member for the video he joins us the Skype. Christopher Porter is the author of the politically incorrect guide to global warming and environmentalist that deceive both. Professor to you first I noticed earlier you told whatever Booker is that you thought the video is effective in motivating people. I watched it twice an ideal parents feel this -- it doesn't give me the tools to make things better. People looked at that settled a skull and cross -- it makes me depressed particularly about my government."

" I think -- that's been the greatest criticism of the video and we story stuck for now working on several follow videos to help people begin to think. About how -- might respond. The the -- concern isn't the video was try to get people think about whole systems and think about consequences. Of our actions and also begin to ask that question. How is it will be concerned begin to make a difference in ways to bring us together rather than divide us apart. And what we found is that this video it in ways that were completely I think it's unexpected really resonates with what all groups we've seen. Folks on the right we've seen faith based communities groups we've seen a number people of who -- to environmental left actually serve. Embraces video try to work further on -- trip."

" You know the teachers have said we're not getting any good information from our textbooks they gave me three paragraph -- that's not enough that's not current up for the kids. -- your thoughts on you isn't a video like this."

" textbooks generally aren't very good particularly on these issues but using a video like this. Is I think an abysmal alternative because it's it's obviously pro recycling its recycling it failed ideology. You can put a pony tail on March but it doesn't make it any less dangerous or most importantly. Proven wrong and here's the situation if you using it to terrorize children this is the key. Terrorize children into rejecting the prosperity that will allow them to live into their seventies are likely eighties and America as opposed to their forties and know if they're lucky in Haiti or fifties and India these poor societies that we idolize the romanticize. Through philosophies like this which again were disproven sometime ago."

" Mike you know they had Christie's is that we're terrorized the fear is one of the words that people use who objected to having a kid look at this video it scary when you look at it and it's -- they show -- talk about -- pillows that contained toxic chemicals and got a -- headlights on fire an amendment to the skull and cross bones everywhere toxic toxic toxic everywhere."

" you know it is scary stuff that we don't want to one who thinks that bit of the environmental movement has been criticized for is it's perhaps not coming clean. With some of -- things that were really -- it -- time where -- where these problems -- out there and and and -- I think there's -- one view at least if you want to speak frank. We bottom but I think your point earlier we need this or begin to show alternatives is good luck and connect chris' point moment about terrorism but also. -- what we've heard from thousands of teachers who use this video across the country is at its splendid teaching tool. We're getting students to ask the very question your closing out -- for purple pressing on the video thinking critically. We're trying to figure out -- move -- in the world as a citizen. You can either -- kind of scared Kress yes I guess what. I said take issue with this is -- what we're hearing on the ground with thousands of -- across the country."

" Flag and its allies usually if you look at -- children asking questions and actually have unity if you watch it you'll see this is like drinking out of a fire hoses paranoia. But it's just proven there's this is what's called now who's the innocent and the reverend Thomas now -- even bestowed -- on his deathbed if the idea that we're running out of everything soon enough we'll turn on each other like rats but they recycle it with. Modern twist on March which is that it's. That where there's more state -- private actors people are happier they're poor because they want to be and things are cleaner that this proven by reality. They don't believe apparently that its own children of the reality that wealthier healthier wealthier it's cleaner it's surprising that an all these record wealthy countries were -- we're paying to measure in the part per trillion. And we're living into our 70s80s and nineties unlike in the -- countries which again this romanticize this you've got to remember these stories in this video like. Corporations sell items at a loss simply because they get their jolly is out of inflating the whole war who want to before we just won't let them be. Is absolutely the Rockwell painted teaching the children what you have -- critical thinking."

" You're the guy and I have been reunited -- like I'm absolutely I would I would completely agree going to think when people see the video. They're going to realize that you're your characterization of it doesn't through mesh with what the facts in the ground mean this is not -- don't -- watch it I'll let you made Indian rebel that you."

" I think Chris they're actually there we are -- time the story of staff and you know one of the questions lead into -- if the teacher plays in a vacuum with a lot different than as Mike suggests that they play and then me without a -- discussion over the building of American yeah that happen is that happening now the final basket. It's balance it with the truth -- now it is true not just questions thanks Steve. --"