The community, as a concept, is where the action is not only when dealing with environmental, social and political issues, but is one of the most important ideas for us to incorporate into our approach to teaching. A teacher,...
Read MoreTeaching and learning about Hurricanes has been a interest of mine for many years, beginning as an Earth science teacher in Lexington, Massachusetts, and then extending to the writing of textbooks for elementary and middle...
Read MoreLast week, in a piece published in the Atlanta Journal (Let’s discuss how bogus new math coursework is), Kimberly Learnard, a Fayette County, Georgia parent took the Georgia Department of Education to task, including...
Read MoreLast week, in a piece published in the Atlanta Journal (Let’s discuss how bogus new math coursework is), Kimberly Learnard, a Fayette County, Georgia parent took the Georgia Department of Education to task, including...
Read MoreIn his weblog, Andrew Revkin reported that the dual activity of Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna pose a double threat to the Southeast and to the Gulf Coast. As seen in this map, the hurricanes are close enough to each other to be...
Read MoreYesterday, my wife and I attended the annual art in the park festival (Marietta Square)in which more than a 100 artists presented their work. It was crowded with people of all ages strolling through the park and bordering...
Read MoreThere is very little criticism in the science education literature about the science standards, and the use of high-stakes tests. An issue I raise here is should the use of high-stakes tests not only in science, but other...
Read MoreThis week and next, the two major political parties are meeting in Denver and Minneapolis, respectively, to not only nominate their Presidental and VP candidate, but to agree upon a political platform outlining beliefs and...
Read MoreI’ve written several posts over the past several years about the teaching of and opposition to teaching evolution. Right now, there is evidence that the resistance to teach evolution is fading, although, if history is...
Read MoreEarlier this year, there were concerns that air pollution in Beijing would be a serious threat to athletes participating in outdoor events, especially running, and cycling. In fact I wrote several posts in the Spring that...
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