Kentucky Republicans passed education legislation in 2009 that made it easier to compare the state's students to other states. Now they're very upset that the results came back Stupid. ACT, the state's testing company, interviews professors to figure out the things most important to student readiness for college, which sounds like a smart thing to do. Unfortunately, those professors have bad news: If you want students to do well in biology classes, they have to know about
in all fairness, Meghan McCain's boobs have certainly evolved since her formative years. Something, something, mountains from molehills, something, something...
Well, I'm all for teaching creationism as an alternative to evolution, just as soon as astrology is offered as an alternative to astronomy and alchemy is offered as an alternative to chemistry.
Even worse...I have come to believe, based on discussions with our Biology colleagues, that the leaders of these right-wing groups fully understand that evolution is a fact. But condemning evolution= $$$$, so if the Bible-reading idiots' scientific illiteracy means that they make their poverty worse by tossing money away, so be it.
As someone who teaches a technical subject at a certain large public university in KY, I can assure Sen. Givens that worrying about my student's critical thinking skills is getting way ahead of ourselves. Reading and arithmetic would be a more reasonable starting point.
CK: From time to time I debate a mouth-breather over at Amazon (under reviews for "The Amateur") who whines that President Obama believes the US Constitution is a document of negative liberties.
She does kinda understand the word "negative," so she assumes Mr. Obama hates the Constitution.
Back in June, the Booth School of Economics (University of Chicago) surveyed economists. Some 80% agreed that President Obama's stimulus package helped the national economy - with some variation, of course, in agreement with various parts of it (job growth, job preservation, GDP growth, etc.).
The survey did not find a single academically credentialed economist who agreed with the theory that cutting taxes can raise government revenues.
JP: "Faith-based economics" is priceless!
I'm starting to believe that Kentucky is a an experiment in de-evolution
in all fairness, Meghan McCain's boobs have certainly evolved since her formative years. Something, something, mountains from molehills, something, something...
That would only be a concern for the few Kentuckians who actually buy their liquor in shops.
Well, I'm all for teaching creationism as an alternative to evolution, just as soon as astrology is offered as an alternative to astronomy and alchemy is offered as an alternative to chemistry.
What about thought control?
Even worse...I have come to believe, based on discussions with our Biology colleagues, that the leaders of these right-wing groups fully understand that evolution is a fact. But condemning evolution= $$$$, so if the Bible-reading idiots' scientific illiteracy means that they make their poverty worse by tossing money away, so be it.
Public Library = Socialist, so could be in line for destruction.
oh please. do you have TWO governors sitting in jail SIMULTANEOUSLY??
i don't think so.
amateurs.
Oh for f**ks sake! Then let's just use KY for storing nuclear waste.
Cuz, you know, all that radioactive sciency stuff is just smartypants theory.
<i>the Kentucky GOP is madder than a plumber in a Chipotle</i>
i can&#039;t think of anything funnier than that so i&#039;m just not going to say anything.
Yoni (&quot;BigGuy@gmail.com&quot;) just signed (r)Money&#039;s petition.
As someone who teaches a technical subject at a certain large public university in KY, I can assure Sen. Givens that worrying about my student&#039;s critical thinking skills is getting way ahead of ourselves. Reading and arithmetic would be a more reasonable starting point.
CK: From time to time I debate a mouth-breather over at Amazon (under reviews for &quot;The Amateur&quot;) who whines that President Obama believes the US Constitution is a document of negative liberties.
She does kinda understand the word &quot;negative,&quot; so she assumes Mr. Obama hates the Constitution.
Sad, really. Or pathetic. Also.
Growing up in southern Ohio, we mocked Kentucky the way others made fun of Pollacks or blondes.
&quot;What&#039;s the state bird of Kentucky?&quot; The fly.
&quot;What does it say on the bottom of Coke bottles in Kentucky?&quot; Open Other End.
Stuff like that there.
Did you ever hear the bit on Al Franken&#039;s old radio show where a Blackfoot Chief debates creation myths with Pat Robertson?
Genius - sheer genius.
Back in June, the Booth School of Economics (University of Chicago) surveyed economists. Some 80% agreed that President Obama&#039;s stimulus package helped the national economy - with some variation, of course, in agreement with various parts of it (job growth, job preservation, GDP growth, etc.).
The survey did not find a single academically credentialed economist who agreed with the theory that cutting taxes can raise government revenues.
JP: &quot;Faith-based economics&quot; is priceless!