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Sonya's Why

Apr 25, 2022
2 min read

by Sonya Bissmore


I am a 44 year old Pakēha mother of two boys (9 & 12). I have always cared passionately about the environment. I first heard the words ‘global warming’ in 1995, in my first of six years studying environmental science at University. I have grown increasingly alarmed at the failure of every government since then to take meaningful steps to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. I have worked in conservation, biosecurity and forestry at a number of government departments. I believe that public servants understand the immense challenges that we face both mitigating and adapting to climate change. But the public voice is not yet strong enough, the opposition to meaningful climate action too prominent and the politicians not yet feeling the full urgency of the crisis we face.

Having bought an electric car and bike, removed gas from our home in favour of electricity, insulated, removed meat from our diet and drastically reduced our flying, I felt that I still hadn’t made enough of a difference. I want my kids to know that I did everything I could to ensure a safe climate future for them.


I met Alicia at the School Strike for Climate and felt relieved to join other parents who felt as passionately, as vulnerable and frankly as pissed off with our countries’ climate actions as me. Every week I meet with the like minded people who are part of Parents for Climate Aotearoa, all trying our best to raise climate concerns within our communities, sharing our successes, learning from our failures and supporting one another as we push for greater awareness and action on an issue that affects us and our children’s future so deeply.



292 Comments


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4 hours ago

Thinking about Osieczany as a place name makes me interested in learning that begins with nearby surroundings. A familiar road, a shared space, or a local memory can invite questions from several subjects at once. That is the appeal of Osieczany community learning for me. I like a project that gives students a reason to observe carefully before choosing an explanation. The result does not need to be grand; a thoughtful question can change how someone sees a place they already know.

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13 hours ago

A local name such as Nieszkowice Male gives learning a setting people can recognize. I find the connection between a familiar place and a new question especially interesting. That is what comes to mind around Nieszkowice Male local education. An old photograph, a remembered school journey, or a change in the surroundings could become the beginning of a project. I like students comparing different accounts and explaining what each one reveals, rather than assuming a local story has only one version.

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16 hours ago

The phrase Moja Uroda brings personal beauty and individual preferences to mind. I am interested in how information leaves room for those differences without turning every feature into a problem. That is the question I connect with Moja Uroda beauty information. A description can be useful when it explains what it means and avoids promises broader than the evidence behind them. For me, thoughtful beauty writing helps someone examine an idea while still respecting that their priorities may differ from the writer's.

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2 days ago

Vẫn chưa hiểu lắm tiêu đề Sonya's Why nghĩa là gì, và bài có giải thích hay chỉ để người đọc tự suy. Điều tôi thấy thú vị là tiêu đề hỏi một lý do mà người viết không nói thẳng ra, kiểu giữ người đọc ở lại thêm chút. Tôi từng nghe một người quen kể về chuyện làm việc xa nhà, ôngấy cũng hay tránh nói lý do thật mà chỉ kể về những thứ vớ vẩn quanh. Có lẽ https://rr88.careers/ cũng nằm trong nhóm chuyện công việc mà người ta chỉ nhắc qua, tôi đọc rồi mà nghĩ hoài về cái câu hỏi trong nhan đề.

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4 days ago

There is something approachable about discussing making online tutoring sessions effective through situations people can actually picture. A clear question before a session can help the learner use the available time well. It makes me curious about the practical side of online tutoring support. I would be interested in a simple example, because it is often the ordinary details that make an idea memorable. How would you check that a tutoring explanation has actually become understandable?

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