tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post8400643358632506913..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Stemming STEM educationdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-36614598084641938892009-11-12T13:32:39.548-05:002009-11-12T13:32:39.548-05:00Yep, it was mine.
I figured the overwhelming silen...Yep, it was mine.<br />I figured the overwhelming silence meant I went over the top in inanity.<br /><br />A couple of us rapped in bio class 3 years ago.<br /><br />I may use it again soon.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-33161054781808464972009-11-12T07:20:31.413-05:002009-11-12T07:20:31.413-05:00loved the rap - did you write it?
what did ya do w...loved the rap - did you write it?<br />what did ya do with it?Mr. Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-67774517376913334432009-11-11T20:19:00.008-05:002009-11-11T20:19:00.008-05:00Dear John,
We'd have a blast writing an acron...Dear John,<br /><br />We'd have a blast writing an acronym book together--I just read what you did with the RAFT method (FART is always a good word in a classroom).<br /><br />Speaking of pi, didn't the Louisiana legislature once try to simplify it? I need to go do some research.<br /><br /><br />Dear Charlie,<br /><br />That's about as good a compliment anyone can receive. Thanks!<br /><br /><br />Dear Kathryn,<br /><br />NJ's standards are a bit inconsistent--they start with a wonderful preface, about teaching discovery, then go on to prescribe 17, 301 things they want "taught"--too many people on the committee.<br /><br />I still hold out hope though. (THanks for the words!)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-22944974165175271002009-11-11T08:11:44.071-05:002009-11-11T08:11:44.071-05:0082% of the Congress believes that pie charts are i...82% of the Congress believes that pie charts are important.<br /><br />21% don't care about pie charts<br /><br />7% pay more attention to the chart than the actual percent and fail to realize that it's more than 100%<br /><br />In another pie chart:<br /><br />91% of congress still believes that it's possible to "give 110%" and that unsustainable growth is the future of America, while the other 9% are simply thinking about pie or questioning whether pi is eternal and random and what that means for their deepest existential quandries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-60830746459567693112009-11-08T19:48:40.689-05:002009-11-08T19:48:40.689-05:00Hopefully, the standards will change soon so that ...Hopefully, the standards will change soon so that science becomes something other than a giant collection of facts and becomes a way of knowing, predicting, experiencing, and observing. I love this post!Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-65607670694808906192009-11-08T08:03:34.220-05:002009-11-08T08:03:34.220-05:00@ Doyle
I always enjoy reading your posts on Sunda...@ Doyle<br />I always enjoy reading your posts on Sunday morning. There's a deep compliment behind that but I'm not sure exactly what it is as the coffee hasn't kicked in yet. A wise person once said we should judge a society based off how well they treat the lowest among them. In that regard I don't imagine any number of missiles will help us much.Charlie Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335346223868916197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-5288367059754795742009-11-07T13:49:35.900-05:002009-11-07T13:49:35.900-05:00I love the SHAME acronym. Perhaps we could add Dr...I love the SHAME acronym. Perhaps we could add Drama at the end and we could add Athletics to the beginning (it's a stretch, but I still think PE has strong value in helping people learn to live well) and we could be ASHAMED.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-87413677659267850282009-11-07T08:46:03.709-05:002009-11-07T08:46:03.709-05:00Dear John,
Science better fits the AHEM group th...Dear John, <br /><br />Science better fits the AHEM group than the STEM group--maybe we can SHAME the power elite into seeing this.<br /><br /><br />Dear Doug,<br /><br />Thanks for the words. Maybe one of us could write a song to support the movement.<br /><br /><br />Dear Patrick,<br /><br />As you know, science is considered part of the liberal arts, as is math. Engineering and technology are not. <br /><br />The STEM movement threatens to drive apart science and the arts at the elementary level, which reduces education to indoctrination.<br /><br />And it does get down to local needs and local ideals--I hope the Race to the Top nonsense falls flat.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-55168870730516306442009-11-07T08:30:48.565-05:002009-11-07T08:30:48.565-05:00Michael,
This is where local communities need to ...Michael,<br /><br />This is where local communities need to start when then think about school reform: what matters to us? And when they really think about the answer to that question, their responses just may surprise us. <br /><br />Glad you are standing up for the humanities; we could use the help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156784418545421424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-82312511284056894882009-11-06T23:16:36.677-05:002009-11-06T23:16:36.677-05:00AHEM! Let's say it like we mean it.
You'r...AHEM! Let's say it like we mean it.<br /><br />You're on a roll.Doug Noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407946361739255563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-90481223187385921842009-11-06T21:03:58.152-05:002009-11-06T21:03:58.152-05:00I can now proudly call myself a member of AHEM. I...I can now proudly call myself a member of AHEM. I can even see the slogan, "AHEM, WHAT ABOUT US?" You have to say it with a real phlemy sound, like it's almost German. Doyle, you're a genius.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.com