Author Archives: Jonathan Smith

The second (and Final)  public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) will be released on Tuesday January 8th at 3 p.m Eastern. As with the previous drafts Achieve and the NSTA (and myself) would encourage you all to provide “feed … Continue reading →

One thing that seems to crop up regularly in both bad science journalism and in pseudoscience and non-science is the idea of a scientific debate.The implication in each case is that there is a genuine split in the scientific community … Continue reading →

Yesterday, The Consortium of Florida Education Foundation,gathered for a regional session to focus on what businesses and industry leaders say they need in future workers and how the education system is changing to meet those needs. The meeting focused on “The … Continue reading →

Governor Rick Scott’s newest ideas on how to streamline Florida’s education system may well have inadvertently open the door for creationist material. Scott’s proposal would eliminate the textbook adoption requirement and  allow local school district superintendents to choose their own material. … Continue reading →

“Introduction to Genetics and Evolution” is a 10 week on-line course being offered by Duke Universities Dr. Mohamed Noor- the Earl D. McLean Professor and Associate Chair of Biology at Duke. The course is free, it begins on October 10th … Continue reading →

I really cannot believe that I have been motivated to write a post after this subject has been considered more times than Kirk Cameron has made a fool of himself. The statement “Evolution is just a Theory” has resonated in the halls … Continue reading →

As a native of Great Britain (English actually) I am always proud when my country of birth show cases their abilities to organize an event. We are never too politically correct in showing our contributions to society through out the … Continue reading →

I can’t speak for anyone else, but the latest Gallup Poll on the acceptance of evolution came as a proverbial “kick in the gut for me. Why? Not because figures have not really change much since 1982 (46% of the … Continue reading →