Do adults have a duty to keep up? Some grown ups say young people spend too much time fighting for things they believe in. But are they wrong?
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Stop mocking children who care, says head
Do adults have a duty to keep up? Some grown ups say young people spend too much time fighting for things they believe in. But are they wrong?
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A headteacher in England has stood up for young activistsPeople who campaign for social or political change. Greta Thunberg sailed to New York for a meeting instead of flying..
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Samantha Price says grown ups should be proud of young people and listen to them.
Young people have changed a lot. Greta ThunbergA teenage climate activist who inspired a mass environmental movement by schoolchildren in 2018, when she was just 15 years old. She has since spoken at the UN and been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. has fought for the planet. Others are fighting racism.
Barack Obama thinks young activists are great. But he says living in peace is about hearing both sides. That means listening to adults too!
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Do adults have a duty to keep up?
Some say
Yes! Adults grew up in a time when life was different. They should listen to what young people have to say!
Others think
No. Everyone can have an opinion. We should all listen to each other, even when we don't agree!
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Activists - People who campaign for social or political change. Greta Thunberg sailed to New York for a meeting instead of flying.
Greta Thunberg - A teenage climate activist who inspired a mass environmental movement by schoolchildren in 2018, when she was just 15 years old. She has since spoken at the UN and been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Stop mocking children who care, says head
Children join the 2019 climate strike in London © Getty Glossary
Activists - People who campaign for social or political change. Greta Thunberg sailed to New York for a meeting instead of flying.
Greta Thunberg - A teenage climate activist who inspired a mass environmental movement by schoolchildren in 2018, when she was just 15 years old. She has since spoken at the UN and been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.