I always loved school carnivals. The elementary school versions always featured silly games and activities to appeal to kids of third grade mentality — right up my alley! Then I joined the PTA board at our kids’ elementary, and saw the numbers. The annual carnival took in several tens of thousands of dollars. A lot of that money bought new library books, some bought new science programs, all of it went for better education.
I really like a well-run carnival now. Here are a few well-run carnival events.
Carnival of the Liberals #58 flew to England , at Liberal England. Double the posts, ten from England, ten from the Americas. Geography and history teachers might be particularly interested in a post at Pickled Politics on whether Australia’s government will follow up with real action following their official apology to the continent’s aboriginals, for past mistreatment.
Will I ever catch up with the Carnival of Education? Teachers ought...
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Praying to DDT for a miracle that DDT cannot workFrom: timpanogos.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2007-11-11 17:59:45
Evolution denier Ray Bohlin is in Liberia telling the Liberians their salvation lies with DDT , at least in fighting malaria. Wholly apart from the theological problems of elevating a chlorinated hydrocarbon killer to the level of idolic deity, DDT can’t solve the many problems that conspire to keep Liberia in the grip of DDT as a killer of children and pregnant women.
What an odd conflict of faith and science. Bohlin is a Christian. His strong faith in DDT is a double puzzle....
more Climate hoax|hoax author speaksFrom: timpanogos.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2007-11-11 07:11:42
He did it to expose the climate change skeptics.
Nature’s blog has the interview, here .
Why did you decide to construct the fake website? Was it purely a joke or did you set out to make people taking your paper at face value look foolish?
Its purpose was to expose the credulity and scientific illiteracy of many of the people who call themselves climate sceptics. While dismissive of the work of the great majority of climate scientists, they will believe almost anything if it ...
more Misplaced comments on vouchersFrom: timpanogos.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2007-11-11 07:02:29
Crooks and Liars highlighted the sore-loser comments of the pro-voucher bunch in Utah — and a bunch of people commented there. I’m sure they were planning to leave comments here , or at UtahAmicus , or Utah Teacher , or one of the other blogs that covered the issue like a blanket, but somehow they got sidetracked to Crooks and Liars. The comments are sometimes enlightening.
Eh. We probably ought to be reading C&L more anyway.
Tip of the old scrub brush to Not...
more Fly your flag today: Veterans DayFrom: timpanogos.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2007-11-11 03:33:59
Fly your U.S. flag today, to honor veterans of military service. November 11 was originally celebrated as Armistice Day after World War I’s armistice.
Click here for the 2007 poster from the Veterans Administration, or for posters dating back to 1978.
Veterans Day Teacher Resource Kit, for lesson plans and activities
(Other resources, from Google)
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