Education

Kansas vs. Darwin

February 12, 2011 By Daniel Fincke 2 Comments

From today through March 12, you can screen Kansas vs. Darwin. Description of the film: Even before they took place, the 2005 Kansas school board hearings on evolution were recognized as a pivotal battle in America’s ongoing war over teaching evolution in the public schools. Organized by believers in Intelligent Design and convened by creationists, [...]

Filed Under: Biology, Biology, Creationism, Creationism, Education, Evolution, Evolution, Film, Film, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design, Religion and Science, Science, Science Tagged With: Documentary, Religion vs. Science Education, Science Education 2 Comments

Daily Hilarity: The Grad Student Rap

January 31, 2011 By Daniel Fincke Leave a Comment

So the music is an abomination, the rhymes are mildly amusing, and the rapping is pathetic, but, you know, out of solidarity with all the grad students out there and in tribute to a decade of my life that is now mercifully over, I just had to post this: The book they’re hawking is Surviving [...]

Filed Under: Comedy, Comedy, Education, Music Videos, Music Videos Tagged With: Adam Ruben, Graduate School, Graduate Students, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, Surviving Your Stupid Leave a Comment

Just How Much Control Over Their Children’s Thought Are Parents Entitled To?

January 31, 2011 By Daniel Fincke 18 Comments

In reply to yesterday’s open philosophical question whether a Swedish law banning any school, even private ones, from indoctrinating students by teaching their religious tenets as truths (with the ulterior motive of undermining Islamic schools’ abilities to radicalize their students), Mary Young makes a rigorous and eloquent case against such bans well worth highlighting (and [...]

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TOP Q: “Is It Unjust To Outlaw Schools, Even Private Religious Ones, From Teaching Religious Doctrines As Though True?”

January 30, 2011 By Daniel Fincke 6 Comments

Sweden is planning to make it illegal, even for private schools, to teach religious doctrines as true. Their content may be discussed, of course, but they will not be able to be presented as facts. In The Guardian, Andrew Brown explains the issues involved and the ulterior motives which may really explain the legislation: The [...]

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Daily Hilarity: The Real Reasons To Go To Grad School?

December 10, 2010 By Daniel Fincke 1 Comment

Harsh: See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Your Thoughts?

Filed Under: Comedy, Comedy, Education, Hilarious, Parody, Parody, Satire, Satire 1 Comment

So You Want To Get A PhD In The Humanities

November 28, 2010 By Daniel Fincke 6 Comments

Deeply cynical but painfully true: Your Thoughts?

Filed Under: Education, Hilarious, Satire, Satire, Videos Tagged With: Humanities 6 Comments

Be Heard, Fellow Adjuncts!

October 2, 2010 By Daniel Fincke Leave a Comment

If you are a non-tenured/non-tenure track instructor or professor of any sort at any American educational institution, please fill out this survey about your working conditions from the Coalition on the Academic Workforce and be sure to pass it on to any under-employed academics you know, including graduate student teachers on fellowships. (via) Your Thoughts?

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Richard Dawkins: “Faith School Menace?”

August 22, 2010 By Daniel Fincke Leave a Comment

Jerry Coyne relays this truly eye-opening new documentary from Richard Dawkins which aired in the UK last week: Here’s a link (thanks to Johann Hari) for donating to the cause of abolishing state funding of faith schools in the UK. Your Thoughts?