Author Archives: Brandon Haught

Sorry for the short notice, but here is an upcoming event of possible interest to folks in the area: Manatee Democratic Club (formerly the Southeast Manatee County Democratic Club) Thursday, April 18, Luncheon at the Peridia Golf and County Club, … Continue reading →

The final version of the Next Generation Science Standards were released today. Worried that public schools are failing to prepare students for a complex and changing world, educators unveiled new guidelines Tuesday that call for sweeping changes in the way … Continue reading →

Here’s an information dump of interesting tidbits that have popped up recently … — Station WLRN out of Miami doesn’t seem too sure that Florida is on board with the national Next Generation Science Standards, especially as they apply to … Continue reading →

It’s official! I got a contract from my publisher. My book about the history of the evolution vs. creationism conflict in Florida is going to be published!

Florida Citizens for Science vice-president Jonathan Smith once again pens a newspaper column, this time honoring Darwin Day with a lesson about evidences for evolution all around us: See Evolution Evidence in Daily Life. As a society, we remain ambivalent … Continue reading →

Florida Citizens for Science vice president Jonathan Smith keeps up the pressure on our state to put a priority on science education. Will we ever get anywhere? My Word: Science education beyond the back seat The importance of science has … Continue reading →

The Orlando Sentinel’s School Zone blog took notice of the voucher-accepting-private-schools-that-teach-creationism mess that I posted about before. Teaching of creationism at voucher schools raises alarm (again), as taxpayer money supports Bible-based lessons The end of the post notes: Of course, … Continue reading →

The shortened PBS version of The Revisionaries is now available for online viewing, but only for a limited time. So, don’t put off watching it.