Is There An Assault on Science? Yesterday, I wrote a brief post introducing a new book by Shawn Otto entitled Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America. For the past four years, Otto has co-led...
Read MoreFool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America is the title of a new book by Shawn Lawrence Otto, c0- founder of Science Debate 2008, one of the largest online (125 million) science sites that featured a...
Read MoreOver the past two days there have been five major earthquakes in the Eastern Turkey region. The first was a 7.2 earthquake on Sunday, October 23 at 1:41 PM at the epicenter, followed by four quakes (often called aftershocks)...
Read MoreTurkey is one of the most active earthquake zones because it is located in an area where several tectonic plates are converging, and actively in motion. According to geologists, Turkey consists of the Anatolian Tectonic Plate...
Read MoreHigh stakes testing should not be used to make significant decisions about student performance (achievement in a course, passing a course, being promoted, graduating) and should be banned. In this post we explore formative...
Read MoreHigh stakes testing should not be used to make significant decisions about student performance (achievement in a course, passing a course, being promoted, graduating) and should be banned. In this post we explore formative...
Read MoreAmerican education in general, and science education specifically have been radically and negatively impacted by high-stakes testing. High-stakes testing, as set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), is the idea that the...
Read MoreThere are many reasons that we can site to oppose the use of high-stakes testing in American schools. Yesterday, I reported on a case in Florida in which several middle school teachers decided not to do hands-on, inquiry-based...
Read MoreThere are many reasons that we can site to oppose the use of high-stakes testing in American schools. Yesterday, I reported on a case in Florida in which several middle school teachers decided not to do hands-on, inquiry-based...
Read MoreIn an article in the The Palm Beach News, science teachers discovered that when they threw out the recommended science inquiry and hands on activities, their students improved their scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment...
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