Re: [ECOLOG-L] Commodification of education.....

2008-03-06 Thread Chris Noto
Andy, You are definitely not alone. This is something that has been bothering me for a long time and I think may only get worse in the future as tuitions keep rising. Below I include an exchange I had with Diane Ebert-May, who is a leader in research on education pedagogy. She is at

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Science Education.....

2008-03-02 Thread Chris Noto
I have been bothered for a long time by the commodification of not only university degrees, but the entire educational system itself. This country's obsession with free market ideology may ultimately be its downfall. The problems with our system start at the earliest levels of learning

Re: misinformation portrayed as science

2007-10-10 Thread Chris Noto
The thing is, many of those European creationist groups are being funded and encouraged by American organizations intent on spreading their influence to other continents to create the impression that this is an international movement and gain more credibility. On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:55 PM,