Tag: education
From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting
With permission from John West and Sarah Chaffee, here is the full text of their interview with staff writer Olga Khazan.
“Be Cautious, but Not Too Cautious”: Stephen Meyer’s Advice to Science Students
Talking with host Beatris Rusu, Dr. Meyer encourages students to recognize how pervasive philosophical naturalism is in the academy.
Biology Textbooks and the “God-Talk” Problem
A muddle emerges from textbooks’ unprincipled use of theology.
National Science Teaching Association Censors Open Inquiry, Stonewalls When Questioned
Imagine, the major U.S. science teachers group used security guards to stop a scheduled speaker from speaking and to hustle him out of the premises.
Michael Keas: Improving Science Education by Understanding Science’s History
A science historian advises teachers that “science is best taught as science is best practiced.”