Teach historically. Students need to learn the logic, concept-formation, fallacy identification, induction (i.e., generalization), conceptual integration (i.e., making connections, or “theory building”), and thinking skills that only teaching historically (or in a related way) affords. In “Teaching Heat: the Rise and Fall of the Caloric Theory,” Dr. Michael Fowler (UVa), writes: In my experience, there […]
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“The job of a scientist is to listen carefully to nature, not to tell nature how to behave.” Dr. Richard Feynam, Nobel Prize winner in physics
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Not only do trees protect more delicate edible plants from the elements and extreme weather, they provide nutrients, water, pest control and pollination services. Although you might not find all your traditional annual veggies in a forest garden, you will discover hundreds of new varieties of edible plants you never knew existed, that are often […]
Read MoreCCERP Podcast 22 MaryAnne Placentini of Katy Prairie Conservancy: How Wetlands and Prairies Help Us Manage Flooding
Mary Anne Piacentini, President, Katy Prairie Conservancy, joins us to discuss:-her background -the Katy Prairie Conservancy: what it does and what it has accomplished -Houston flooding: what and why-the Army Corps of Engineers Interim Report: what it says; what has been accepted and what has been rejected by it-effective, cost-efficient, proven manageable ways to mitigate flooding-what to […]
Read MoreReasonRx Podcast Episode 25 Award-winning Teacher Scott Harris: What’s Wrong With Science Education and How To Fix It
In this episode, Scott, Melanie, and Michael provide and discuss evidence that science education is broken and in need of help, then discuss some ways to fix science education (and education in general). Also available on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Deezer, Spotify, and Castbox. And more. To support the show and […]
Read MoreReasonRx Podcast Episode 7 Teacher Scott Harris: What is Education? Part 1
In What Is Education? Part 1, Scott Harris joins Melanie and Michael to discuss what parents, teachers, and professionals need to know about education. How does a teacher know she’s doing well? What standards could she use to judge the education of her students? And her own teaching? Using good principles of education, what can […]
Read MoreReasonRx Podcast Episode 6 Teacher Scott Harris on Teaching and Learning for Everyone
In our latest podcast (also on iTunes), Scott Harris discusses ideas and techniques parents, teachers, adults, business professionals, and students can use to better learn and educate. We all have to use principles of education and communication to work with other people. We need good techniques to teach our children, teach students, teach other adults, […]
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Field Notes on Word Problems 11-15-16
Be Aristotelian, Not Platonic
An idea key to science and successful life — and good education — happens from about 1:24 to 1:56, in this video excerpt from the 1996 movie Infinity, about the great physicist Richard Feynman. “You got to look at the bird. You got to listen to the bird. You got to try to understand what […]
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