I've returned to Georgia, and I wanted to look back over the most recent posts that focused on the actions of the Texas Board of Education on the teaching of theory (of evolution, expansion of the Universe, and all others) in science class. A good review of the...
In an interesting commentary in the Austin American-Statesman, Jim Marston (director of the Texas office of Environmental Defense Fund) wonders out-loud that citizens of Texas can not let Texas become a science-free zone. He was prompted to do so because of recent...
In an interesting commentary in the Austin American-Statesman, Jim Marston (director of the Texas office of Environmental Defense Fund) wonders out-loud that citizens of Texas can not let Texas become a science-free zone. He was prompted to do so because of recent...
There was an editorial in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper today entitled Put education board under a microscope. If you are a science teacher or scientist in Texas, or for that matter throughout the USA, you have to love this editorial. The editorial announces...
UPDATE: The Texas Board of Education approved the science standards BUT teachers will be required to have students "scrutinize" all sides of the theories. Read more here for more details. We are in the Round Top Texas area for two weeks participating in a very large...
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...
