July 28, 2009
School and Religion
The idea that injecting religion into schools would somehow undermine education, particularly science education, is ludicrous. All we need is to look at a few facts. Take myself for example, I studied in Hong Kong up until the equivalent of the ninth grade.
Hong Kong boasts an education system consistently ranked among the top in science and mathematics [1]. Most schools there are religious, subsidized by the government. Most religious schools are run by either Catholic or Protestant organizations. A few are operated directly by the government [7].
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July 8, 2009
Book Review: Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity
The Book
Author: John Stossel
Title: Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity
Subtitle: Get Out the Shovel – Why Everything You Know is Wrong
Publisher: New York: Hyperion, 2006
ISBN: 1-4013-0254-8
The Review
John Stossel’s Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity lays out plenty of facts and studies to debunk many popular beliefs, commonly called conventional wisdom. Basically, it seems to be putting in print a collection of 20/20 episodes, which I have almost never watched.
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