MicroGroks
The history of science is surprising, interesting, and violent. In my experience, science begins with “ our lying eyes” telling us the earth is flat because we could see no further than the horizon.
Some years ago, as an intellectual exercise, some friends and I were talking about what we thought was the single biggest advance in human history.
Not sure if I’m back-back quite yet, but like my prior post The Next Pandemic I need to get this out there.
I’ve been watching Perry Mason on HBO Max. It’s an origin story for the character. It’s very good, but as is often the case, they can’t help messing with it, or their writers end up showing their partisan ignorance.
Like those nations that have preceded us in history the United States of America has reached a turning point. To say that we have lost our way is an understatement.
Seriously, it is clear that our society is lacking in real knowledge of how things could operate in America (Civics, Representative Republic) and the why of our country (History, founding Political Philosophy).
Remarks made at the Dover School Board Meeting, 12/13/21: How well we, as citizens, know and understand the Constitution and how our system of government works, depends largely upon what our students are taught in our public schools.
I never graduated from the University of Buffalo, but now I am happy to say I did not. The Universities Intercultural and Diversity Center (never had one when I was there 40 years ago) is trying to cancel Thanksgiving.
Kamala is absolutely correct that the European colonizers of America “ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land and spreading disease”:
History teacher Angela Bittinger certainly does not speak for all teachers or all public schools. But when she says, “If you trust your government, your history teacher did not do their job,” she brings up an excellent point. I’ve heard from enough teachers in New Hampshire to know that the culture and climate has deteriorated, and …
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