Category: Education
Number 1 Educational System Dumps Darwinism
| June 8, 2012 | Posted by scordova under Creationism, Darwinism, Education |
Who is #1 in education at the grade school level? In 2010 it was South Korea. World Education Rankings Math Science Reading And who is #1 in dumping Darwinism from the educational system? From the pages of the prestigious scientific journal Nature it would seem it is also South Korea. more
Darwinism Defeated in South Korea
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by scordova under Creationism, Education |
From the pages of the prestigious scientific journal Nature: A petition to remove references to evolution from high-school textbooks claimed victory last month after the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) revealed that many of the publishers would produce revised editions that exclude examples of the evolution of the horse or of avian ancestor… more
“Enough is enough” — it is time for independent, community-based education, starting with independent education in origins science
| May 13, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Education, Intelligent Design, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
Yesterday, Dr Cornelius Hunter headlined (full story here) how a Washington, DC-based, bipartisan Governor- and Captains of Industry- led Next Generation Science Standards initiative is pushing for an evolutionary materialism-loaded programme of science standards. The standards are intended to be accepted and adopted “in whole, without alteration.” A clear warning sign in an age of… more
From The Best Schools: Credentialism, Part II: The less well-advertised reasons why credentialism is so popular today
| May 12, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
“It forms an industry for the people who create the courses and grant the credentials.” Not a bad thing in principle, but … more
From The Best Schools: Credentialism, Part I: How much of your education do you really need?
| May 11, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
The relationship between credentials and success can vary a lot, depending on the industry. more
From The Best Schools: “Straight talk about student debt and jobs”
| May 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
Here. Student loans enable universities to vastly increase their operating expenses, without an immediate marketplace penalty. The administration is the true beneficiary, not the student. When I attended a university in Canada, in 1968–1971, I paid about $8 a week for a room off campus and about $10 a week for food. (In those days,… more
For record — Paul, Philemon, Onesimus, slavery etc. and the Christian ethics of the softened heart; a response to Dan Savage, Nick Matzke and others of like ilk
| May 5, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, Culture, Education, Media, Popular culture, Religion, Science, worldview issues and society, Society |
As Dr Torley recently highlighted here at UD, Mr Dan Savage, an activist for homosexuality, recently tried to trash Bible-based Christian ethics (at a conference on bullying) by accusing the Bible of advocating slavery. (We need not elaborate on his publicly displayed ignorance on issues linked to the general, historic, NT-based Christian view on the… more
From The Best Schools: Brain Scans: Modern-Day Phrenology or Analytical Tool? Part I
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
Heather Zeiger (28 April 2012) explains, first, how it works here … more
He said it: Newton in Principia, on rules of reasoning for experimental philosophy
| April 30, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Education, ID Foundations, Philosophy, Science, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
The ongoing debates over methodological naturalism have pointed us back to Newton’s Rules for scientific reasoning. So, thanks to Paul Halshall of Fordham University’s Modern History Sourcebook, let us cite for reference: ___________________ >> Modern History Sourcebook: Isaac Newton: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy [Excerpts] [The Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy] RULE I We… more
They said it: Dr Nick Matzke vs Dr John Lennox on the Laws of Nature and Miracles
| April 29, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under Atheism, Culture, Education, ID Foundations, Intellectual freedom, Philosophy, Popular culture, science education, Science, worldview issues and society |
In the ongoing Methodological Naturalism thread, at no. 66, Dr Matzke is on record: massive observational evidence and the logic of our understanding of natural laws rules say that that miracle thing can’t happen. In short he holds that the laws of nature forbid miracles. (And recall, here, we are speaking about the late publicist… more
From The Best Schools: Why Head Start programs are usually a bust
| April 27, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
“Low-income parents must often deal with disruptions and disorders that they did not cause.” more
“Magnifying the Universe” — Fantastic Infographic
| April 23, 2012 | Posted by William Dembski under Education, Science, science education |
Here’s a fantastic infographic that needs to be in every science classroom. I’ve seen similar ones, but this is by far the best: The Universe made possible by Number Sleuth Be sure to look at this in full screen mode. Whether you love or hate ID, you’ve got to admit that this is one beautiful… more
From The Best Schools: One simple reason why public schools can’t be reformed … and one thing parents can do anyway.
| April 15, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
“Whatever reform the government intends is likely to be stonewalled by one of the groups that is in fact a legitimate part of its constituency.” more
Gil on what’s at stake in the end — the credibility of science
| April 13, 2012 | Posted by kairosfocus under academic freedom, Creationism, Culture, Darwinism, Education, Science, worldview issues and society |
I passed by and noticed Gil’s go-to-the heart-of-the-matter comment on the “a picture is worth . . . “ thread: The worst part is that these clowns are destroying public trust in legitimate science. As usual, Gil has gone straight to the key point. When science and science education as well as popular science and… more
From The Best Schools: New York City schools’ banned (normal) words policy revoked – for now
| April 8, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, Intelligent Design, News |
“One of the most extraordinary examples of schools-are-for-teachers occurred in New York City: the maintenance of “rubber rooms” for incompetent teachers.” more
Religious affiliation grows with education levels?
| April 6, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News, Religion |
Some other interesting links, stats; some you expected, some you didn’t. more
From The Best Schools: If you are just a bundle of genes and synapses, education is just a commodity
| April 5, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, News |
Scholars, too, have to eat, of course, but nobody lacking a spiritual calling to the life of learning has any business embarking upon a higher degree, at least in the humanities. more
From The Best Schools: New York City schools’ banned words, Part II
| April 3, 2012 | Posted by News under Education, Intelligent Design, News |
“On the bright side, the censors have gone and wasted a category. ” more
From The Best Schools: Banned words in New York City schools? “I’m with the banned,” Part I
| April 2, 2012 | Posted by News under Culture, Education, News |
Actually, only a few people in society attempt to drive from the public square any custom they do not follow more
James Barham at Best Schools fesses up: He’s an atheist but he thinks reality is real
| March 10, 2012 | Posted by News under Atheism, Culture, Education, Intelligent Design |
“… a reductionist is someone who looks you in the eye and tells you: ‘I do not exist.’ For this reason, reductionism is an incoherent position not worthy of being taken seriously.” more