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On 2/17/2014 11:17 AM, KC wrote:
On 2/17/2014 10:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:30 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 10:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:13 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... or maybe too many liberal arts courses and not enough science and technology. :-) Once again, the liberal arts include all sorts of science and math classes and, among them, astronomy. The younger of my daughter's two boys (Ben) is 14 years old. He's a smart kid, very interested in science and technology related subjects. During a recent parent/teacher conference his science teacher told my daughter that he's "weird", but didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. The teacher explained that Ben is very quiet, doesn't ask many questions or participate much in classroom discussions but he aces or near aces every test and exam. We were just talking last night about this so I challenged Ben with the same question about riding a bicycle or motorcycle in a straight line at a speed of about 20 mph and applying slight forward pressure on one of the handlebars. That prompted quite a discussion (as it did here) but he got the principle fairly quickly. So, to get him into some classroom discussion in school, I suggested that he ask his science teacher the same question when they go back to school after February vacation. He can't wait. This should be interesting. Well, the the 20 mph part might make things easier to compare I must admit.. Tell him to also ask his teacher about using weight shift instead of the bars to make the same maneuvers... Ummm... no. I don't think I will. As before, it has nothing to do with the question. |
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On 2/17/2014 11:27 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/17/2014 11:17 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:30 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 10:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:13 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... or maybe too many liberal arts courses and not enough science and technology. :-) Once again, the liberal arts include all sorts of science and math classes and, among them, astronomy. The younger of my daughter's two boys (Ben) is 14 years old. He's a smart kid, very interested in science and technology related subjects. During a recent parent/teacher conference his science teacher told my daughter that he's "weird", but didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. The teacher explained that Ben is very quiet, doesn't ask many questions or participate much in classroom discussions but he aces or near aces every test and exam. We were just talking last night about this so I challenged Ben with the same question about riding a bicycle or motorcycle in a straight line at a speed of about 20 mph and applying slight forward pressure on one of the handlebars. That prompted quite a discussion (as it did here) but he got the principle fairly quickly. So, to get him into some classroom discussion in school, I suggested that he ask his science teacher the same question when they go back to school after February vacation. He can't wait. This should be interesting. Well, the the 20 mph part might make things easier to compare I must admit.. Tell him to also ask his teacher about using weight shift instead of the bars to make the same maneuvers... Ummm... no. I don't think I will. As before, it has nothing to do with the question. Have him ask his teacher if it does.. Unless you are just unwilling to expand. The quote I read is "you can lean the bike by countersteering, or you can countersteer to lean the bike.... Why is is so unrelated that you can't even have the kid ask? Unless... um... forget it... |
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On 2/17/2014 11:30 AM, KC wrote:
On 2/17/2014 11:27 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:17 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:30 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 10:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:13 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... or maybe too many liberal arts courses and not enough science and technology. :-) Once again, the liberal arts include all sorts of science and math classes and, among them, astronomy. The younger of my daughter's two boys (Ben) is 14 years old. He's a smart kid, very interested in science and technology related subjects. During a recent parent/teacher conference his science teacher told my daughter that he's "weird", but didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. The teacher explained that Ben is very quiet, doesn't ask many questions or participate much in classroom discussions but he aces or near aces every test and exam. We were just talking last night about this so I challenged Ben with the same question about riding a bicycle or motorcycle in a straight line at a speed of about 20 mph and applying slight forward pressure on one of the handlebars. That prompted quite a discussion (as it did here) but he got the principle fairly quickly. So, to get him into some classroom discussion in school, I suggested that he ask his science teacher the same question when they go back to school after February vacation. He can't wait. This should be interesting. Well, the the 20 mph part might make things easier to compare I must admit.. Tell him to also ask his teacher about using weight shift instead of the bars to make the same maneuvers... Ummm... no. I don't think I will. As before, it has nothing to do with the question. Have him ask his teacher if it does.. Unless you are just unwilling to expand. The quote I read is "you can lean the bike by countersteering, or you can countersteer to lean the bike.... Why is is so unrelated that you can't even have the kid ask? Unless... um... forget it... For the last time Scott ... and this *is* the last time ... The question is *NOT* "how do you lean a bike"? |
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On 2/17/2014 11:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/17/2014 11:30 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:27 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:17 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:30 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 10:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:13 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... or maybe too many liberal arts courses and not enough science and technology. :-) Once again, the liberal arts include all sorts of science and math classes and, among them, astronomy. The younger of my daughter's two boys (Ben) is 14 years old. He's a smart kid, very interested in science and technology related subjects. During a recent parent/teacher conference his science teacher told my daughter that he's "weird", but didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. The teacher explained that Ben is very quiet, doesn't ask many questions or participate much in classroom discussions but he aces or near aces every test and exam. We were just talking last night about this so I challenged Ben with the same question about riding a bicycle or motorcycle in a straight line at a speed of about 20 mph and applying slight forward pressure on one of the handlebars. That prompted quite a discussion (as it did here) but he got the principle fairly quickly. So, to get him into some classroom discussion in school, I suggested that he ask his science teacher the same question when they go back to school after February vacation. He can't wait. This should be interesting. Well, the the 20 mph part might make things easier to compare I must admit.. Tell him to also ask his teacher about using weight shift instead of the bars to make the same maneuvers... Ummm... no. I don't think I will. As before, it has nothing to do with the question. Have him ask his teacher if it does.. Unless you are just unwilling to expand. The quote I read is "you can lean the bike by countersteering, or you can countersteer to lean the bike.... Why is is so unrelated that you can't even have the kid ask? Unless... um... forget it... For the last time Scott ... and this *is* the last time ... The question is *NOT* "how do you lean a bike"? Yeah, cause they are not related at all... But hey, you are the boss:) |
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:13:58 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:
1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth You should get Don to add 'anti-religious' to his 'fixation' list. |
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:44:31 -0500, KC wrote:
On 2/17/2014 11:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:30 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:27 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 11:17 AM, KC wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:57 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:30 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 2/17/14, 10:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/17/2014 10:13 AM, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... or maybe too many liberal arts courses and not enough science and technology. :-) Once again, the liberal arts include all sorts of science and math classes and, among them, astronomy. The younger of my daughter's two boys (Ben) is 14 years old. He's a smart kid, very interested in science and technology related subjects. During a recent parent/teacher conference his science teacher told my daughter that he's "weird", but didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. The teacher explained that Ben is very quiet, doesn't ask many questions or participate much in classroom discussions but he aces or near aces every test and exam. We were just talking last night about this so I challenged Ben with the same question about riding a bicycle or motorcycle in a straight line at a speed of about 20 mph and applying slight forward pressure on one of the handlebars. That prompted quite a discussion (as it did here) but he got the principle fairly quickly. So, to get him into some classroom discussion in school, I suggested that he ask his science teacher the same question when they go back to school after February vacation. He can't wait. This should be interesting. Well, the the 20 mph part might make things easier to compare I must admit.. Tell him to also ask his teacher about using weight shift instead of the bars to make the same maneuvers... Ummm... no. I don't think I will. As before, it has nothing to do with the question. Have him ask his teacher if it does.. Unless you are just unwilling to expand. The quote I read is "you can lean the bike by countersteering, or you can countersteer to lean the bike.... Why is is so unrelated that you can't even have the kid ask? Unless... um... forget it... For the last time Scott ... and this *is* the last time ... The question is *NOT* "how do you lean a bike"? Yeah, cause they are not related at all... But hey, you are the boss:) BTW Scott, you don't have to call me names by email. You can do it right here. |
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:40:15 -0500, BAR wrote:
In article , says... 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This is do to the teachers and their unions caring more about their benefits and retirement than their primary duty, the educaton of the USA's youth. They should also have asked if those Americans had union or non-union teachers. |
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On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:50:57 -0500, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:13:58 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote: 1 in 4 Americans think the sun revolves around Earth This one might be one of the most disturbing stories you'll hear all day. Does the sun revolve around the Earth, or does the Earth revolve around the sun? The National Science Foundation posed this question to 2,200 Americans back in 2012. The results were published Friday and 26 percent of people surveyed believe the sun moves around the Earth. (Via Discovery) "The foundation says that's frightening, claiming that is why this nation needs more money invested in teaching science in school." (Via KUSI) The survey is conducted every few years to monitor America's educational progress. But maybe you don't think 26 percent is too much to be worried about. (Via National Science Foundation) Well, lets bring you back down to Earth, aka what some believe is the center of the universe. CNET writes, about "52 percent of Americans had no idea that humans evolved from animal species. This may be the 52 percent of people who believe that mayonnaise comes from the mayo plant." Back to the whole Earth-sun thing, those who answered the question wrong are more than late to the game — the first notion of Heliocentrism was around the third century B.C. http://tinyurl.com/ma9sl8a - - - The idea that the sun revolves around the earth is a deeply religious concept... I would not leap to the conclusion that this is a religious thing without having more information about other answers on the survey (can they name the president or which continent we live on) and whether these people came from a religious education or simply a product of the horrible public schools we have in most places, He forgot to mention that Americans did better than Europeans on this question. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind1...pter-7/c07.pdf |
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