tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post655282699900117025..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Lives of Curiosity and ConseqencesRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-34189983575935123252014-09-01T12:34:14.129-04:002014-09-01T12:34:14.129-04:00I have no idea how these guys ever figured all of ...I have no idea how these guys ever figured all of this flying stuff out. I mean they had teachers who used no technology in their classrooms, curriculum was probably determined by each classroom teacher and they never got tested by the state or compared to other students across the U.S. to determine if they knew enough about science. <br /><br />Maybe space aliens or time travelers assisted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-9003396409366248952014-08-25T22:11:33.172-04:002014-08-25T22:11:33.172-04:00The Wrights' story is indeed inspiring and ill...The Wrights' story is indeed inspiring and illuminating, though I prefer "The Bishop's Boys" by Tom Crouch for a great "read."<br /><br />But, here's an interesting point: among many other glaring omissions in the new, and highly prescriptive and highly controversial AP US History Course outline (http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-course-and-exam-description.pdf) is the total omission of anything about these two important American inventors. Imagine that.<br /><br />I'm glad folks at EKU are apparently smarter.Richard Inneshttp://www.bipps.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-47072681483028884712014-08-24T20:10:46.549-04:002014-08-24T20:10:46.549-04:00Curiosity and consequences: So how are educators ...Curiosity and consequences: So how are educators currently motivated? It would seem mostly by the later where by agencies, administrations and accrediting bodies impose their self developed standards with the threat of state intervention, loss of accreditation, loss of licensure, etc. <br /><br />Really is sad that in an occupation which should champion curiosity, that we have allowed ourselves and those we teach to decrease the value of this quality. Getting a high score that measures specific knowledge is not going to get us to advance as culture and a nation but imagination and non-standard thinking just might. Its a long bicycle ride to China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com