Switching careers

Did you know that I recently switched careers, becoming a high school biology teacher? Now you know.

Daytona Beach News Journal: Former Volusia sheriff’s spokesman pursues passion into classroom

Haught, 44, recently left his post as the assistant public information officer at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office to teach biology at University High School in Orange City. He swapped snoopy reporters for sleepy students. Police reports for lab reports. Arrest records for attendance records.

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About Brandon Haught

Communications Director for Florida Citizens for Science.
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6 Responses to Switching careers

  1. cope says:

    You are braver than I was…I made my switch from a career as an oilfield geologist to high school science teacher at the tender age 39 and found it very daunting. Also, I didn’t do it at a time when public education was under attack from a variety of private corporate forces looking to profit from education. This assault on our public education system (once the envy of the world but now, not so much) has placed enormous burdens on the factors that determine how we do our jobs.

    I can only wish you the very best and offer my total support.

    What we do is enormously important in creating science-literate citizens who will be able to make choices about policies that will literally determine the future of humankind.

    The anti-science crowd is vocal even if it is a minority. Unfortunately, it is overly represented by the monied interests of corporate power and our efforts must be doubled and doubled again to insure the survival of society as we know it. If unbridled capitalism is allowed to run its full course, nobody comes out the other side.

    My hat is off to you, sir.

  2. Chris says:

    cope,

    I would definitely agree, Brandon is a brave soul. Good luck Brandon.

    I was a little intrigued by whom your anti-science crowd might be.

    The first individual who pops into mind as anti-science would be Richard Dawkins who projects his athiest view first as static and impervious to change regardless of science. I wouldn’t think that would be your thoughts.

    A anti-science minority wouldn’t be creationist with 42% of Americans believing God created humans in their present form. I doubt you’re referring to the 19% minority who believe humans evolved without God in the process.

    It’s true our education system was once the envy of the world, but it’s decline has largely been under the control of public education, not privet. So that’s not it.

    I’m not familiar with any privet corporations attacking public education for profit. But I do see large conglomerates like McGraw-Hill or the multi billion dollar publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt attacking privet corporations and lobbing congress for their special interest. Who are the monied parties you’re talking about?

    Powerful teachers unions like the National Education Association block reforms needed to improve education. Public school deadbeat teachers have no worries, wile deadbeats in privet schools get fired. Other than parents and students who is attacking public school teachers?

    Cuba appears to have a good handle on capitalism and privet education is rare. As an atheist country Dawkins might feel right at home there. Are Cuba’s policies what you would consider pro-science?

  3. Ivorygirl says:

    Chris,
    Before you post one of your slobbering incoherent rants, try to use your spelling and grammar check, you really do give the impression of being quite illiterate. Not having YOUR particular brand of religion taught in public schools, at taxpayer expense, as “science”, is not the equivalent of “censorship”. It’s so simple Chris. It’s been 2000 years, why, oh why, can’t you people just put some evidence – any evidence – on the table?

  4. Pierce R. Butler says:

    C’mon, Ivorygirl – can you name any privet corporations attacking public education for profit?

    Or even some holly partnerships or viburnum franchises?

    Btw, Chris – Cuba has built up a world-class bioscience system in the last generation, far beyond any other “third-world” nation except China and possibly South Africa.

  5. Chris says:

    Ivorygirl,

    It’s always fun to hear your psychobabble. But now you’re hallucinating, it might be wise to get checked out before your head implodes.

    I’ve never said religion should be taught in science or as science.

  6. Chris says:

    Could the anti-science crowd be like the elusive ape like creature?

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