pressdemocrat.com— A record cold snap in Mendocino County over the weekend caused little damage to wine grapes but chilled the hearts of farmers who already have suffered huge losses this year.
Oct 14, 2008View in Crawl 4
I'm sure Gore has an explanation for this, since we all know the earth is warming at unprecedented rates, not cooling. If Gore is wrong, there are some school districts that are going to have to change their curriculum or convince students that all weathermen are on the payroll of big oil.
I went to schools that taught critical thinking. I am very thankful for that. We were given essay tests where we were expected to explain what we had learned (correctly citing references, not plagiarizing) and how to apply that to real life. If we dissagreed with our teacher we had to explain why and cite references to back up our beliefs. We were not expected to just agree with our teachers, but to form opinions based on research. I shudder to think most kids don't have that kind of start in life.
mustangmike53Oct 15, 2008
Brrrrr... It's COLD out there. Where are the sunspots?
jashobeam5Oct 15, 2008
I'm sure Gore has an explanation for this, since we all know the earth is warming at unprecedented rates, not cooling. If Gore is wrong, there are some school districts that are going to have to change their curriculum or convince students that all weathermen are on the payroll of big oil.
jashobeam5Oct 15, 2008
I went to schools that taught critical thinking. I am very thankful for that. We were given essay tests where we were expected to explain what we had learned (correctly citing references, not plagiarizing) and how to apply that to real life. If we dissagreed with our teacher we had to explain why and cite references to back up our beliefs. We were not expected to just agree with our teachers, but to form opinions based on research. I shudder to think most kids don't have that kind of start in life.
primaldefenseOct 16, 2008
I am glad to hear that, I had the same experiance in school, So I am glad to hear that not all is lost in our education system.