Category: Education
Or we could just ban recess altogether
Just when you think our schools couldn’t be disabled or dismantled any further, someone dreams up some new hazard. It was bad enough when kids got suspended for “shooting” each other with finger guns or playing make believe with a “magic” ring, or when a kindergartner’s temper tantrum warranted being arrested and handcuffed. All that, of course, … Continue reading Or we could just ban recess altogether
State Science Fear, Texas-style
Magic ring gets student suspended in Kermit TX
School administrators are going nuts again with that zero tolerance thing. Or maybe it’s zero education. This time it was in Kermit, a thriving West Texas metropolis of 6,000. According to the NY Daily News, Kermit Elementary suspended 9-year-old Aiden Steward for threatening to make a classmate disappear with his magical ring forged in Middle Earth’s Mount Doom. … Continue reading Magic ring gets student suspended in Kermit TX
QVC: Too ugly for words (video)
Yep, too ugly for words.And I don’t mean the merchandise. Continue reading QVC: Too ugly for words (video)
Tyson’s ‘Cosmos’ upsets creationists
I shouldn’t enjoy it as much as I do, but when a highly respected scientist like Neil deGrasse Tyson takes even a very nuanced swipe at creationism, I beam. This is science, baby, front and center. Beautifully, lovingly, convincingly presented. Not so much during the first episode, but in the second episode of “Cosmos” last weekend, … Continue reading Tyson’s ‘Cosmos’ upsets creationists