… or How Self-Styled “Education Reformers” Always Get It Wrong, Part 2 Last time we … the reason for having your child learn a foreign language is so that they can communicate with someone in a different … allow one to carry on a conversation—but that’s not why schools almost universally require foreign language …
… Briefly, they are: Pillar 1: Climate change is bad science Pillar 2: Acceptance of climate change … leads to undesirable social consequences Pillar 3: It is only fair to acknowledge a scientific controversy over … change Recognizing these pillars, understanding why they are mistaken, and knowing how to counter them …
Why Creationism Should Not Be Taught As Science … One can ask a number of questions about creationism: Is it a religion? Is it scientific? Is it legal to teach it in …
Why NCSE Matters Last Friday … change education, I was struck by how important NCSE is, and what a privilege it is to be the new executive director. Why does NCSE …
… Worth, an investigative reporter formerly with Frontline, is the author of Miseducation: How Climate Change is … education. First, the “problem of Mr. Nokes” as you put it: inadvertent misinformation from a source, in this case a … skeptical that climate change is happening or that we know why it’s happening. He thinks there’s a good chance …
Is Evolution Arkansas's Hidden Curriculum? … friend did not know the details of Bob's problem, only that it had to do with evolution. This was enough to arouse my … scientific fact. It is a theory of evolution, that's why it's called the theory of evolution. And I think …
… younger audiences. The argument in favor of their inclusion is usually that teleology (as in, birds needed to fly, so … they’re not—in fact, they do tremendous damage, making it difficult for the children to ever truly understand and … ancestors of any animals alive today. Creationists ask, “Why are there still monkeys?” and they think it’s a good …
… NCSE’s new website launches today! Why a new website? I’m so glad you asked. First of all, it was time. The old website launched 8 years ago, which as you know is at least 100 years in Internet Time. Like closets and …
… teaching of climate change and evolution in public schools? Why do we need standards anyway? The NGSS are a … will share a strong background in the sciences that is based on concepts generated from within the scientific … implementation in states across the country. When it comes to climate, the NGSS aren’t perfect. My colleague …
… "icon" in need of destruction; the chapter on the finches is perhaps the most poorly conceived section in the book. … the significance of the finches until after Gould pointed it out to him in 1837, he then noted that the different … for any excuse to damage textbooks' reputations? Why we can still use the Galápagos finches as a teaching …