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This is the beginning of Evolution Weekend.
- What Is An Evolved Homeschooler?
A friend noticed the evolved homeschooler emblem on my blog and she asked me what it meant. For me it simply means that I TEACH EVOLUTION. It's really tiresome when people assume I am a creationist simply because I homeschool, this is my way of letting...
- Deep Thoughts
Deep Thought asked thought provoking questions in his post Who Decides? Part II In my introduction to education and homeschooling I discussed my conversation with Prof. Rob Reich, who is seen as an opponent by most homeschoolers, and his view that parents...
- Mississippi Returns To The Dark Ages
HB 625 - Introduced by Representative Mike Lott, would require the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in SCIENCE classrooms if evolution is taught The school board of a school district may allow the teaching of creationism or intelligent design...
- Evolution Resource
For those of you teaching evolution check out PBS's Evolution Project. I discovered a blog I really like Red State Rabble, they seem to cover evolution, science, separation of church and state, civil liberties and censorship. Wonderful evolution and...
- Why It's Important To Teach Facts Not Feelings
When my kids started kindergarten the latest fad in education was the writing to read program. The students were encouraged to write stories, and were told that spelling wasn't important, to just spell the word however they felt it should be spelt....
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Evolution Weekend
This is the beginning of Evolution Weekend.
Evolution Weekend is an opportunity for serious discussion and reflection on the relationship between religion and science. One important goal is to elevate the quality of the discussion on this critical topic - to move beyond soundbytes. A second critical goal is to demonstrate that religious people from many faiths and locations understand that evolution is sound science and poses no problems for their faith. Finally, as with The Clergy Letter itself, which has now been signed by more than 11,000 members of the Christian clergy in the United States, Evolution Weekend makes it clear that those claiming that people must choose between religion and science are creating a false dichotomy.
- What Is An Evolved Homeschooler?
A friend noticed the evolved homeschooler emblem on my blog and she asked me what it meant. For me it simply means that I TEACH EVOLUTION. It's really tiresome when people assume I am a creationist simply because I homeschool, this is my way of letting...
- Deep Thoughts
Deep Thought asked thought provoking questions in his post Who Decides? Part II In my introduction to education and homeschooling I discussed my conversation with Prof. Rob Reich, who is seen as an opponent by most homeschoolers, and his view that parents...
- Mississippi Returns To The Dark Ages
HB 625 - Introduced by Representative Mike Lott, would require the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in SCIENCE classrooms if evolution is taught The school board of a school district may allow the teaching of creationism or intelligent design...
- Evolution Resource
For those of you teaching evolution check out PBS's Evolution Project. I discovered a blog I really like Red State Rabble, they seem to cover evolution, science, separation of church and state, civil liberties and censorship. Wonderful evolution and...
- Why It's Important To Teach Facts Not Feelings
When my kids started kindergarten the latest fad in education was the writing to read program. The students were encouraged to write stories, and were told that spelling wasn't important, to just spell the word however they felt it should be spelt....