I could have titled this "Is science teaching political?: A Humanistic Question." In an article (Scientific literacy: A Freirean perspective as a radical view of humanistic science education) recently published in Science Education, Wildson L.P. dos Santos, of the...
The new administration in Washington has made it clear that it climate change would be one of the science-related issues that it would deal with, and there is clearly some evidence to support this. In an article in USA Today, entitled Politics heats up global warming...
Can you insist on critical thinking in one content area, and then demand that another be taught only as a factual pursuit? Well, that's what some legislators in the Florida Senate believe. A bill was introduced on February 27, 2009 into the Florida Senate relating to...
Can you insist on critical thinking in one content area, and then demand that another be taught only as a factual pursuit? Well, that's what some legislators in the Florida Senate believe. A bill was introduced on February 27, 2009 into the Florida Senate relating to...
Today I want to focus on how education will play a crucial role in the Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Bill, and will focus on education and schooling, as well as some comments about science education. Firstly, the amount of funds being directed into the...
Science education in general, and science teachers, in particular, have an important role in the Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Bill (ER&RB). According to the Committee on Appropriations, the ER&R Bill will target eight areas. As you scan the list,...
