Monthly Archives: January 2011

Headline: High School Biology Teachers in U.S. Reluctant to Endorse Evolution in Class, Study Finds From the news story writeup of the journal article: “Considerable research suggests that supporters of evolution, scientific methods, and reason itself are losing battles in … Continue reading →

The National Center for Education Statistics today issued it “Report Card” on science education in the U.S., and broke their results down by participating states. The report indicates that Florida is not special at all when it comes to science. … Continue reading →

There wasn’t much to report from the teacher internship front last week due to it being the final week of that semester. We were busy wrapping up the semester and administering exams. The real excitement begins this week when new … Continue reading →

This is an interesting story about a mother, her child, a B, the child’s teacher, a frazzled school official, and the science project from hell. For some families, it’s a magical time. They bond, they learn. Parents can be involved … Continue reading →

My apologies if my teacher internship is dominating this blog lately. It’s been quiet on the business end of Florida Citizens for Science, so there isn’t much to write about there. But there is plenty going on in my classroom: … Continue reading →

My wife has been a elementary school teacher for about 10 years now. I’ve listened to her complain about all of the fees she has to pay just to become a teacher and maintain her certification. Now that I am … Continue reading →

Here is a post (and news release & documents) about an apparently well-organized group going after social studies textbooks. Take a look at the list of inaccuracies they’ve made (see links at the bottom of the linked post). These folks … Continue reading →

I wrapped up my first three days of teacher internship. Unfortunately, I’ve entered the classroom near the end of a semester when the teacher is trying her hardest to cram in the final few topics. There just isn’t enough time … Continue reading →