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Tricks In The Trade – From Pseudoscience To Surviving Research Trips

by podblack on October 29, 2008

On the chosen theme for Scientiae Carnival for October.

Last Friday I watched my former students (from my form class, a kind of quasi-pastoral care program involving being with a group of students since Year 8 ) graduate from their final year of high-school. Out of the fourteen, there were saw thirteen graduands from that form. [...]

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Philosophy For Children – Qld, WA And Stephen Law

by podblack on September 15, 2008

New articles out – that mention a range of states! ‘Just think: it’s important’ in the Sydney Morning Herald:
…A former physics teacher, Mr. Ellerton introduced the philosophy and critical thinking program to Calamvale after joining a network of Queensland teachers which promotes and spreads the teaching of philosophy in high schools throughout the state.
“Some people [...]

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Teachers On The Front Line – Teaching Skepticism And Stepping Up

by podblack on August 24, 2008

I was going to just pop this into the miniblog… but it got me thinking beyond the subject it talks about: teaching evolution in modern times and changes made to the education system in Florida to cater for this.
Besides, I have about three hours to kill whilst sitting here at Gatwick airport, and I have [...]

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Hillsong’s ‘Shine’ Has Dark Side For Girls

by podblack on June 18, 2008

First, I would suggest you read the book review (and even the book!) I wrote on a young woman’s account of leaving the Hillsong Church:
I first learned of the Hillsong Church via two sources: one was Peter Bowditch’s Millenium Project site and an interview with Tanya Levin by Andrew Denton on Enough Rope – which [...]

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