I’m sure there were many children who simply wanted to get out of school. I remember protesting the Iraq war and walking out of lessons side by side with peers I knew didn’t give a toss and just wanted the morning off. But ultimately it doesn’t matter. The more people involved the bigger the...
Walking out of school shows commitment and it also gets attention which is exactly the point. It gets people talking about it. If it was a generic protest happening on a Saturday, would anyone actually take any notice? Probably not, but by walking out of schools in protest they’ve gained...
If you’re seriously suggesting that standing up against the current climate crisis is less important than a day in school (on the last day of half term no less) then you need to re-evaluate a few things. And I say this as a teacher.