tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post8347517823754076406..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: It’s poetry in motionBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-85225443115547357502011-06-25T12:24:17.000-04:002011-06-25T12:24:17.000-04:00Beth, sadly as we both know, education is becoming...Beth, sadly as we both know, education is becoming less and less valued in our society. Need proof of that? Just look at countless postings on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. <br /><br />Look at some blogs out there that promote thoughts that I (and I am sure you) just have to scratch my head and wonder from what planet some of these people came? And sadder still, it makes our public education system look really really bad.<br /><br />Look at the misspellings, disjointed thought processes and plain old stupid bigotry. You taught these people how to think? Or did they at all?<br /><br />It has become almost a crime to defend science, intelligence and good old fashioned common sense. Even debate has become instead of defending one's thoughts and beliefs, it is now a match to see whose voice is louder--and who can belittle the other.<br /><br />I, too, scored a 12 on the test, and like you, I didn't think it was too hard. Knowing we rank higher than 90% of our fellow Americans truly scares me.dmappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020497724406404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-79553143537634394902011-06-24T19:13:34.054-04:002011-06-24T19:13:34.054-04:00Beth, 12 out of 12! Now I'm depressed. Only te...Beth, 12 out of 12! Now I'm depressed. Only ten percent were able to answer THOSE questions? Doomed, we are all doomed! <br /><br />As usual Miss B doesn't have a clue and couldn't buy one is she had 25K and a free spin of the wheel. She's been told to call intelligent design science to advance ultra-conservative ideology, so she does. The only people on the planet that consider it science are religious zealots, and almost all of them don't have any background in the sciences. Those that do have the background have been discredited by scientific peers in their fields.Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-5364733613432775802011-06-22T00:43:07.782-04:002011-06-22T00:43:07.782-04:00She's tidied up and I can't find anything!...She's tidied up and I can't find anything!Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-86885693396596969242011-06-20T15:21:31.915-04:002011-06-20T15:21:31.915-04:00I'm truly surprised that I got 11/12. Math and...I'm truly surprised that I got 11/12. Math and Science were never my strong points.<br /><br />XOXOXODavid Dusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348019814971057479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-59406965383620989242011-06-20T08:03:47.758-04:002011-06-20T08:03:47.758-04:00kailyn's on to something- in the self-containe...kailyn's on to something- in the self-contained classroom, science and social studies/ history notoriously get the short-shrift because of the pacing required in the math/ reading curriculum, plus the fact that only a handful of states have their NCLB testing linked to the social studies/ science curriculum- that's why i love teaching on a 'bell schedule' because each subject gets equal time. kudos to kailyn for using that reading time to teach science- many kids don't 'get' how to read nonfiction and it's a skill that must be taught as part of critical thinking development<br /><br />keeping the nation in the dark makes it way easier for the michelle bachmanns of the world and the sarah palins of the world to make their way to power.....<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-35277864885665327642011-06-20T00:52:44.197-04:002011-06-20T00:52:44.197-04:00I just took the test and also got all 12 right. T...I just took the test and also got all 12 right. The questions like you say were pretty general/not that tough.<br />Best,<br />MartyMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696228344180197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-12824135557200387752011-06-19T23:22:29.549-04:002011-06-19T23:22:29.549-04:00The dumbing down of America began in the 80's....The dumbing down of America began in the 80's... which i think was a conservative reaction in the 70's to the intellectual radicals of the 60's. After that, being 'smart' was demonized and creativity was stifled. I wager the whole education policy of the right, codified under 'No Child Behind' was an effort to make public education inadequate.<br /><br />As a conspiracy cat, I could rant on about how the elimination of the middle class has left America so destabilized socially that we have the elites and small gentry with a large underclass to produce and purchase the good they produce for a relative pittance.<br /><br />Well, I won't drag on with my inane speculation... but the dystopia predicted by so many science fiction writers is the on the horizon...(and if Bachmann got elected, that would be the 'event'!)Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-15686960593953829822011-06-19T23:16:01.271-04:002011-06-19T23:16:01.271-04:00I got 11 of 12 right- the only one I missed was th...I got 11 of 12 right- the only one I missed was the one about stem cells- I thought they came from bone marrow. I always liked science in school- it was my favorite subject. I lost interest when it got all "mathy" in high school!Miss Ginger Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494225040016735718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-62714746179102975602011-06-19T22:11:28.030-04:002011-06-19T22:11:28.030-04:00Elitism is right! Corporate America really wants ...Elitism is right! Corporate America really wants us to be dumb about things, especially history and science, so they can rewrite history, and tell us what science to believe. <br />Otherwise, we won't buy stuff we don't need, or can analyze the silly "science" that advertisers use. We wouldn't get tricked by stuff like "specially formulated to clean you hair more the dirtier it is...", or "stop smoking with this stuff...side effects include headaches, back pain, nausea, bad dreams, disorientation, potential bladder cancer, risk or heart palpitations, loss of balance, dizziness, and frequent inability to control your bladder...". <br />And the dumber our society gets, the least likely they are to want to learn more. In comes privatization of the education system (a Repub wet dream)and education becomes indoctrination to consumerism.<br />And the rest is history, rewritten to make the corporate takeover sound like a heroic deed!<br />It's 21st Century feudalism, in a nutshell....Stan in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473396450228240345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-53839121213844356892011-06-19T20:30:43.856-04:002011-06-19T20:30:43.856-04:00P.S. Twelve right. It's a sign, dammit.P.S. Twelve right. It's a sign, dammit.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-39667935806361002572011-06-19T20:27:36.964-04:002011-06-19T20:27:36.964-04:00"Our goal should be that everyone understands..."Our goal should be that everyone understands the basic principles of science, not just some of us." Oh, well said! And, if we work to further that end, we'll be far busier than I am currently, just taking potshots at the dummies.<br /><br />But, really, (whine) do I have to get off my ass and help? Really? Because I don't love elementary school or middle school all that much and high school gives me the willies, but that's where I need to be putting my volunteer time, if I take your offered wisdom seriously...and it deserves at least that.<br /><br />I think I just answered my own question, dammit.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-1466240868306704082011-06-19T20:19:58.830-04:002011-06-19T20:19:58.830-04:00What really got me during my last year of teaching...What really got me during my last year of teaching was that at the elementary school level, I had one hour a week for science instruction and one hour per week for history. The only way my students got more instruction in these areas was if I figured out a way to incorporate these areas into our reading and math instruction. The thing is that in many school districts there is a pacing guide that must be followed in math and reading. This is why I loved teaching middle school. My job was to teach the state standards -- and I actually covered them all as opposed to what I see in elementary schools. The sad thing is that the standards build upon previous years. This was not a problem when I went through the public school system. I think that politicians and others who know nothing about education need to stat out of the classroom and let teachers do their job.Kailynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929638120561092330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-50911327378528952182011-06-19T19:45:06.096-04:002011-06-19T19:45:06.096-04:00It is amazing to me to have people put evolution a...It is amazing to me to have people put evolution and intelligent design into the same category. They need to get "Science for Dummy's" and read the introduction.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.com