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To Lead, To Drive, To Do: Why (and How) I Teach

Posted on September 5, 2021 by The Academic Raven

(Originally published December 29, 2018) Students tend to like solid, concrete, specific answers. Or, more accurately, they like to know, solidly, concretely, and specifically what answers I want from them. They rarely get them, however, and that’s a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Why Religion in Education Matters: Basic Science Literacy

Posted on February 18, 2015 by The Academic Raven

I posted about this photo below a while back. (Click to enlarge.) The web was oddly ambivalent about whether this is really part of a science textbook; even Snopes wouldn’t come down and confirm it. (http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=62120) So I held my nose … Continue reading →

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