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Royal Society educator resigns, advocated creationism in science class

Royal Society educator resigns, advocated creationism in science classGuilty of Heresy!The society has behaved just like the Orthodox church behaved, whenever someone put forward ideas that were not in line with its doctrines. It is a shameful act by the society, and just underscores that religious intolerance exists everywhere -...

Tags: Reiss, creationism, Royal Society, science class, Creationism, Royal Society educator

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be fired

UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be firedConsidering that.......most people consider themselves to be religious, why is it necessary for science classes to take an atheistic approach to presenting the subject? By doing so, you are not only alienating a good portion of your students, but you...

Tags: Reiss, creationism

Discussion threads 2008-09-14

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Many UK teachers support creationism

After Royal Society education director Michael Reiss was forced out of his position over comments that creationism could be taught in science class, a new survey find more than a quarter of British teachers agree, The Telegraph reports. In a survey by Southampton...

Tags: Teacher, Marketing Research, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Royal Society educator resigns, advocated creationism in science class

Prof. Michael Reiss has been forced to resign his position as education director of the Royal Society, after making controversial remarks that creationism should be taught in science classes, the Times of London reports. The Society originally stood by Reiss but eventually came to feel his...

Tags: Education, Professor, Director, Society Educator, Michael Reiss, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Creation in science classes? Maybe...

Creation in science classes? Maybe...The Last QuestionIf you really want to confuse people about this issue, have them read Asmiov's "The Last Question". Then see if they think about this issue the same way.Take care............WayneWhy is there necessarily a conflict?As a former science teacher, I handled the topic of...

Tags: creationism, science class, theory

Discussion threads 2008-09-14

Creation in science classes? Maybe...

Professor Michael Reiss, Director of Education for the Royal Society, seriously irritated most of his fellow Royal Society members and a good chunk of the scientific community by posting a blog entry on September 11th suggesting that creationism and intelligent design should not automatically be excluded from science education. ...

Tags: Professor, Science, Biology, Student, Teacher, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-14

UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be fired

When a clergymember is appointed as education head of Britain's Royal Society and he then advocates teaching creationism in science class, is he just looking out for the best interests of children or is he trying to sneak religion into the classroom? The latter, in the strong...

Tags: Sir, Winner, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-14

UK educator: Teach creationism

So this is the state of science education? I just don't know what to think anymore. The Times of London reports that Britain's director of education at the Royal Society says creationism should be taught in science class. In a kind of waving the white flag...

Tags: Children, Science, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Pay-for-blogging site raises questions

Pay-for-blogging site raises questionsThis is NOT blogging!I wish these people at AC would get this right. This is NOT a blog, and these writers are NOT blogging. They are writing articles, sometimes on subjects asked for by AC, sometimes not - but in no way is anyone blogging over there....

Tags: AC financing bank, blog, blogging

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

'Batten down': Denton and Dowd wary of invading bloggers

Elite media types, of all genres, are signaling an impending national danger that may require fleeing to Eastern Europe for refuge. Nick Denton and Maureen Dowd have put the country on alert for zombies and body snatchers, masquerading as bloggers.In The New York Times today, David Carr quotes Denton on...

Tags: first mixer, mixer, NYC

Blog posts 2006-07-03