The Republican dream
One of the things I find amazing about Republican goals is the world they will create if they are successful. DO THEY REALLY WANT TO LIVE IN THAT WORLD?
View ArticleCritcal Thinking Students, Birthers & the Zeitgeist
I teach Critical Thinking in community college. I live in California and Critical Thinking is required for a BA or BS. Point being, my students are young people who plan to transfer to a four-year...
View ArticleThe Truth About the U.S. Media
This is a diary to invite and broaden discussion about today's media, a discussion begun in mem from somerville's diary Churnalism detector launched.That diary is about a new computer program that can...
View ArticleLiberalism
July 17, 2011 From: Huffington Post SupportHi, thanks for reaching out, sorry you're having issues.We've gotten your request and someone will look at it as soon as possible, we'll usually get to today,...
View ArticleIn Which Defenders of the President are Vindicated.
And there you have it. No grand deal, because Barack Obama did not cave. QED.Look, I understand that the greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. People have been frightening themselves with what they...
View ArticleThe dismantling of quality public education in California.
I have experienced teach-to-test, rote, European-style education both as a student in grades 3 and 4, and as a teacher of mathematics in grades 11 and 12. As a 9 and 10 year-old in Dutch grade school...
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Conversations with Ted
Over the past year or so, I have had email conversations with a fellow whom I will call Ted. We are both baby boomers. Ted has a bachelor's degree in engineering and runs a small consulting firm that...
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August To June; Bringing Life to Schools
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgAs any Mom or Dad might do on Parent Teacher Conference Day, Amy Valens, the Educator featured in the documentary film...
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Do Not Read This! Seriously.
I'm thinking about starting a church, "for profit" and issuing stocks, options, playing with derivatives, all the usual Wall Street stuff. As the stock prices surge, I will initiate a hostile takeover...
View ArticleThe Church, The State, The GOP and the Great Inconsistency
There is an underlying culture here in the United States that actively works counter to the aims of democracy, and plays directly into the manner in which the Right maintains its hold on levers of...
View ArticleAnnouncing A New Group: "Logic & Rhetoric at Daily Kos"
I have just started a new Daily Kos group for Kossacks interested in good discussion, clear thinking, and the skills of sharp & meaningful debate for use at Daily Kos & life in general.I want...
View ArticleA liberal education is needed to participate in Democracy
Our Democracy requires the participation of informed citizens. How do citizens become competent to become active in government, working to create a better country for their neighbors? Education at home...
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Texas GOP Platform opposes teaching "Critical Thinking Skills" in schools....
This is not a map of America's republican population, it's a map of America's high school graduation rate, with the higher rates in yellow and the lower rates in red.Sadly, this is not snark. I...
View ArticleTexas GOP backtracking on "critical thinking?" Forest for the Trees...
By now, we're all familiar with this plan from the Texas Republican Party platform that can't be changed until 2014:We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification),...
View ArticleThe Unrav'ling Thread, Part 5: Navigating Science Diaries On The Great Orange...
Welcome to Part 5 of our series, The Unrav'ling Thread, where we explore the many strange, beautiful, and perplexing things that happen when you hit "publish" and launch your diary onto the Great...
View ArticleStephen Colbert rips Texas GOP's anti-education party platform
Last night, Stephen Colbert roundly mocked the Texas GOP for including in their official party platform a plank declaring they are against teaching critical thinking skills in schools.Now, happily,...
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Creationism – The Study of Darkness
Evolution – The Study of LET THERE BE LIGHT!"I'm sorry but I have learned the art of Critical thinking, therefore I can and will absorb science." thinkingblue---I found this on facebook this morning...
View ArticleIndoctrination vs Critical Thinking: One Take on the Church/State Thing
There is a lot of talk lately about School Vouchers, Faith Based Schools, Intelligent Design, Climate Change Deniers, Loch Ness Monster Disproving Darwinsim (that's my current favorite). It all gets me...
View ArticleCreationist Demands Critical Thinking in Indiana
Creationist Indiana state Sen. Dennis Kruse wants students in Indiana schools to demand scientific evidence for anything they doubt. His stated intent is to get Creationism into the classroom, along...
View ArticleDemocrats: Careful Where Your Heads Are Counted and Your Dollars Are Spent
The final puzzle piece fell into place last night. I’ve criticized the Republican Party for not realizing what was happening when the people who call themselves Tea Party completely took over. The...
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