One of the key factors determining whether people survive being lost at sea is morale.
For the group to survive they need to look after each other and keep thinking away from panic and despair.
Positive clear thinking enables people to make small decisions and changes that affect the likelihood of survival.
I thought of this when I heard a teenager say – after a science class on global warming - “What is the point, we’re all going to die!”
Facing up to the truth about climate change is a bit of a balancing act. Fall one side and feel overwhelmed, fall the other and feel despair.
These extreme positions don’t enable any of us to make positive changes in our lives.
I really like the site, We Can Solve It. It has a sense of urgency, as well as keeping a very positive tone.
We need to educate, we need to change but we also need to look after each other along the way.
Teachers love the idea of a portable unit with markers they can refill instead of throw away. 
