Category Archives: Education

Class Ranking

Posted on September 9, 2010 by vorjack

If you want the other side to IndoctriNation, consider Ranker.com’s new post 7 Frustrating Creationist Policies in Public Schools, including such things as the evolution disclaimer stickers, Jimmy Carter’s defense of science textbooks and, of course, Dover. Brought to you … Continue reading →

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IndoctriNation

Posted on September 7, 2010 by vorjack

A trailer for the upcoming film from the religious right: IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America. You know, when you’re interviewing avowed Reconstructionists like Gary North, I don’t know that we have much to talk about. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics, Videos | 31 Comments

Genitals Don't Make Babies, People Do …

Posted on August 23, 2010 by vorjack

Jezebel republishes an article that makes an interesting comparison: Like Texas, many of the same states that resist comprehensive sex ed are the same places that pride themselves on loose laws for gun ownership. Gun-rights advocates maintain that straight-forward education, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Sexuality | 24 Comments

Oh, Queensland….

Posted on August 4, 2010 by fatemeh

I read this on Pharyngula today and… Wow. I’m not even going to comment on it. I’m just going to let you read it: “PRIMARY school students are being taught that man and dinosaurs walked the Earth together and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Christianity, Creationism / ID, Education, Evolution, Myth, Oh the Stupidity!, Pseudoscience | 28 Comments

UK Gov – Filled with WIN!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by fatemeh

I know Daniel gets a little bit annoyed at me sometimes for being quite proud of my country’s secular ways, but I’m putting that down to jealousy over stories like this one: “Answering questions from MPs on the Commons education … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Education, Freedom, Nationalism | 36 Comments

Louisiana Next in Line

Posted on July 26, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack The newest battle over creationism in the schools may take place in Louisiana. You may remember a small flap over Governor Bobby Jindal’s passage of the 2008 Louisiana Science Education Act, which allowed school boards to approve supplemental … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Creationism / ID, Current Events, Education | 40 Comments

The history of the American Right.

Posted on July 20, 2010 by fatemeh

Shamelessly stolen from ryedo, a UF commenter who posted a link to this video on Monday on another thread. I thought it was a work of minor genius and deserved a thread all of its own – thanks ryedo!

Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Education, Fundamentalism, Humor, Oh the Stupidity! | 11 Comments

The Fight for Australia's Classrooms

Posted on June 14, 2010 by edman

by Edman As a resident of the Southern US, I tend to make the mistake of thinking that the power struggle between fundamentalists and secularists is confined to my region, and that the rest of the world is somehow a … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Creationism / ID, Education, Fundamentalism, Religion | Tagged , , | 30 Comments

Finding Good Textbooks in Home-Schooling

Posted on March 16, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I tell ya, I LIKE this kid … Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn’t taken a friend’s advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old’s biology lessons. Mule’s precocious daughter Elizabeth excels … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Evolution | 49 Comments

Educating Young People

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Educated women have fewer children, are wealthier and are less likely to accept fundamentalist extremism. If we want a safer world, we should consider the utility of spending dollars on educating young people as an alternative to troops and weapons. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Quotes | 30 Comments