100 Time September 23, 2019
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Children’s art answers the
question: What will earth look
like in 30 years?
By Andrea Delbanco
“we humans need to do better.” That’s
the sentiment Nahzeer Sandets, 12,
shared in response to the question
above. His drawing, at right, illustrates
his bleak outlook on earth’s future, and
he’s not alone—the environment, the fate
of animals, and the perils to our planet
consume the thoughts and imaginations
of the next generation. TIME for Kids,
the weekly classroom edition produced
by TIME editors, asked young students
to draw their view of the planet 30 years
from now. Their art, a sampling of which
is shown here, depicts a full spectrum
of childlike outrage, fear and optimism.
And while their anxiety arcs through
the art in the form of angry suns and
barren land, they also pour their passion
onto the page. And that passion gives us
hope—in the future, the artists will be
the people in charge.
Delbanco is the editor-in-chief of
TIME for Kids