(2014/01/30) Scientific literacy and how to get there (Education) (Repost)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 22 May 2014
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Summary
Edition #794
Scientific literacy and how to get there
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: TN Student Speaks Out About Common Core, Teacher Evaluations, and Educational Data - Ethan Young - Air Date: 11-7-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Mr. Roboto - Styx
Ch. 4: Act 2: Standardized Annual Testing Isn't Working - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 5: Song 2: Let's stick together - Wilbert Harrison
Ch. 6: Act 3: Crazy Stuff Kids Learn in Louisiana Schools - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-10-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Galileo - G.G. Allin
Ch. 8: Act 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe - @BillMoyers - Air Date 1-17-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran
Ch. 10: Act 5: National Science Foundation: Science Hard - @TheOnion
Ch. 11: Song 5: Too hard - J Mascis
Ch. 12: Act 6: Producing The Smartest Kids In The World - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13
Ch. 13: Song 6: Training montage from Rocky - Vince DiCola
Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Higher Education Even Worth It? | Defaults Skyrocket - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-06-13
Ch. 15: Song 7: Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ch. 16: Act 8: Finding the money to fund higher education for all - @jimhightower - Air Date: 8-8-13
Ch. 17: Song 8: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue
Ch. 18: Act 9: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy - @BillMoyers - Air Adate 1-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 19: Thoughts on 'queer' - David in Austin, TX
Ch. 20: Reproductive rights discussion needs more focus on personhood - Colin from Nebraska
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 21: Final comments on why 'reproductive rights' is about more than just abortion
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show for details that |
| 0:06.3 | visit the membership tab at bestofaloft.com. |
| 0:09.0 | Now welcome to the award-winning Best of Left Podcasts with Cups today from Ethan Young, |
| 0:13.1 | schooled by slate.com, the David Pakman Show, Moyers & Company, the Onion Radio News, |
| 0:17.7 | the Young Turks, and Jim Hightower. |
| 0:19.8 | And please remember to take notes that there will be a test on this material. |
| 0:30.0 | In a mere five minutes, I hope to provide insightful comments about a variety of educational |
| 0:34.0 | topics. |
| 0:35.0 | I sincerely hope you just proved the research I've compiled. |
| 0:37.8 | Here's the history of the Common Core. |
| 0:39.1 | In 2009, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers |
| 0:44.2 | partnered with Achieve Inc., a nonprofit that received millions of funding from the Bill |
| 0:48.6 | and Melinda Gates Foundation. |
| 0:50.1 | Thus, the initiative seemed to spring from states when in reality it was contrived by |
| 0:53.8 | an insular group of educational testing executives with only two academic content specialists. |
| 0:59.0 | And either specialist approved the final standards, and the English consultant Dr. Sandra Stotsky |
| 1:04.0 | publicly stated she felt the standards left students with an empty skill set lacking |
| 1:08.4 | literary knowledge. |
| 1:09.4 | Well, educators and administrators were later included in the validation committee and feedback |
| 1:13.5 | groups. |
| 1:14.5 | They did not play a role in the actual drafting of the standards. |
| 1:17.8 | The product is a quote, rigorous preparation for career and college, yet many educators |
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