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- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
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- Social Media Revolution?
- Here's another YouTube video - 'Social Media Revolution' - conflating a lot of stats in order to make a case for 'Social Media' being the 'biggest shift since the industrial revolution'. Web 2.0...The Machine is Us/ing Us started this style of delivery and...
- Blog posts 2009-08-16
- 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 -...
- 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...
- Discussion threads 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Higher-ed must not accept "good enough"
- In recent years Education IT (especially K-12 Ed Tech) has faced flat or shrinking budgets while schools have struggled with NCLB, unfunded mandates, and uninformed administrators unwilling to challenge citizen school boards with even less knowledge about the needs of educators in the twenty-first century. At the root of this...
- Blog posts 2007-11-25
- Strike another blow to Education IT
- Strike another blow to Education ITAnd...What's the likelihood of a veto override? That can happen can't it?RE: Strike another blow to Education ITMr. Wagner, You are absolutely right. We need to shift our focus and soon. American's are falling behind other nations fast in the education sector, and our students...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Should parents see your gradebook online?
- Should parents see your gradebook online?online gradingI think it would be a great way for both students and parents to be able to keep track of how they are doing in the classes. the students will be able to see what they are missing and will be able to make...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Don't expect Education IT to "fix" your school
- Is educational software worth anything? What a ridiculous title! If youve read my posts for any period of time, you remember my admonition: They’re tools, they’re just tools!, and heres the perfect example of a meaningless Department of Education Study which draws conclusions based upon unfounded assumptions. ...
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- Jobs: Teacher unions prevents schools from excellence
- Jobs: Teacher unions prevents schools from excellenceSteve JobsI have bought my last Apple Computer. My husband and I are teachers. I am the CEO of my classroom. I am not given the option of who I get to "employ" either. Yet I am expected to turn...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-19
- Pedophiles seek community online
- Pedophiles seek community onlineJust Wrong...The reason for an "Age of Consent" is that non-adults can be incapapable of making appropriate decisions for themselves. You can easily manipulate a child to do just about anything if you really wanted to. How is tricking somebody into sexual relations considered "consent"?I can't believe...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-21
- Blocking blogsites
- At Assorted Stuff, Tim Stahmer chimes in on the growing movement of schools blocking blogsites like blogspot.com. Banning a “long list” of blogging sites is the typical scattershot approach taken by many schools when dealing with any technology educators don’t understand. In the process, we also...
- Blog posts 2006-03-07
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