Description : Why isn't logic taught in schools?
Last Answer : I don’t know why. No one ever taught me to think like that.
Description : Should self defense classes be taught in public schools?
Last Answer : I think it’s a great idea as part of gym class. Maybe in junior high.
Description : Should survival classes be taught in public schools?
Last Answer : We had a camp week in 6th grade. We learned how to use a compass, light a fire, all sorts of stuff. I think it was good.
Description : For Jellies who teach, or have taught in public schools: Are you expected to dress a certain way, or have a dress code?
Last Answer : I substitute for music classes a lot and I’m required to dress in nice slacks or a skirt and a blouse. They do have casual Fridays though.
Description : How should history be taught in schools?
Last Answer : It is common in Germany to have school trips to concentration camps, to teach children how the German State and their ancestors, murdered people by the millions. An essential part of the adage Never Again ... in it are elevated to a level of adulation, that is only rivalled by the Gods themselves.
Description : Would society be better served if schools taught students how to make money over how to test and get a degree?
Last Answer : answer:Well, the purpose of education is to create well rounded individuals who will contribute to society. That means getting a job of some kind. This How to test, thing is a recent phenomenon, and ... because it looks good on my resume. I've only had one job that actually utilized it, though.
Description : What shouldn't be taught in schools?
Last Answer : Intelligent Design.
Description : What do you think we should do to improve learning in our schools?
Last Answer : answer:The first thing that needs to happen is we stop granfathering old teachers into new innovative programs. Right now, whenever most schools try to change anything, teachers hired or got their license ... great purge and just burn all the schools down and start over. I'm only kidding-somewhat.
Description : Should computer programming be taught in public school?
Last Answer : answer:Yes, I think so. I have no idea how computers work, and I really, really wish I did. People like me are interested in it, but teenagers who have no background in it would be unlikely to ... 't want to teach kids how to mess with computers so they still have a few functioning computers, haha.
Description : Why don't we teach parenting in public schools?
Last Answer : There's usually an action-reaction cycle in education between practical and interesting education, and the basics. If you spend 12 years building kids' self esteem, and focus on menu planning and parenting ... bet that there will soon be a sharp reaction insisting on a switch back to basics.
Description : Any book recommendations for learning more than just the basics of investing?
Last Answer : answer:Several friends have recommended The Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham. I’ve not read it myself, though.
Description : What if instead of being given content information in school, we were taught about learning itself?
Last Answer : answer:What if we actually wanted kids to learn how to learn instead of merely doing what they have been told? Who do you think you are? The very idea! People thinking!
Description : How were you first taught about racism? How could we better teach our children?
Last Answer : From my dad. He was a complicated guy with a very high sense of justice and equality. He actually lost his career as a truck driver (black balled) for standing up for civil rights. He talked ... but equal guy and would blow his top if his daughters even hinted at having a minority boyfriend.
Description : Discussing private matters in the cockpit: a. Decreases the captain’s role in leadership b. Should be avoided in flight c. Can improve team spirit d. Is appropriate at any stage of the flight
Last Answer : c. Can improve team spirit
Description : Develop a dialogue between Arjun and Amit discussing about the ways to improve their spoken English.
Last Answer : Ans: Arjun: Hi Amit, How are you? Amit : I am great. What about you? Arjun : I am fine. What are you doing? Amit : I am reading article on the ways to improve spoken English. It is interesting. ... spoken English. Amit : That's great. See you later. I have a class now. Arjun : Bye. See you
Description : How do you interpret this bill, specifically in regards to teaching (or not teaching) the scientific process in public schools?
Last Answer : Ouch. I need to look into this. But upon first glance, this seems to be the complete opposite of what should be taught. Your question is a good one: “How can you teach science without scientific process?” You can’t. Problem solved for many who object to science.
Description : Are all public schools like this, is this progress?
Last Answer : answer:For an elementary school, it sounds like they don't have any diplomacy. But it is hard for us to evaluate what your sister has told you because you aren't able to tell us how the ... set up certain ways for the school to communicate to students and parents. Where is this all happening?
Description : Should there be an emphasis put on vocational/workforce related training in public schools?
Last Answer : answer:Personally, I don't think it makes sense to judge the subject matter of an education, so long as you get a good education. If people think vocational schools are places to dump stupid kids, ... it seems to me you'll have a much better chance of getting into one of the technology institutes.
Description : What do you think about religion-centered student groups in public high schools?
Last Answer : I honestly don’t care as long as there are certain guidelines. But I wouldn’t trust those guidelines to be met or enforced.
Description : Will you discuss public schools with me?
Last Answer : answer:I am quite optimistic about public education in general. We have near universal literacy. I believe our economic prowess can be directly attributed to the quality of our public education. We continue ... a very short answer to a very large topic. Maybe it will help get the discussion going.
Description : What do you think about public boarding schools like the SEED Program?
Last Answer : answer:I would have died, or sacrificed small animals in the name of education, to get into this program. Please, PLEASE take me away from my home for ten months at a time. Please. In fact, if this existed for me, I would probably still be in contact with my parents today. Maybe.
Description : Can you help me find a webiste that ranks k-12 public schools by state?
Last Answer : Colleges? K-12?
Description : What do you think of CA's mandatory gay education in public elementary schools?
Last Answer : I agree with what the school decides and what the parents allow and think. I am against mandatory gay education, and also against mandatory education. Am in CA here.
Description : Do public school teachers send their own kids to public schools or non-public usually?
Last Answer : I know a lot of teachers with kids in the public school system. I don’t know what the percentages are.
Description : Has the breakdown of the traditional "American family" led to the demise of our public schools?
Last Answer : Can you give a little more about how you think they are correlated?
Description : Are California's public schools really that bad?
Last Answer : answer:Education your own personal responsibility. Even in wonderful schools with excellent teachers, students lack the ability to motivate themselves. Which is easy to do considering the redundancy of ... children can/should go to college. The school boards have a difficult time encouraging them.
Description : Do you think school uniforms should be mandatory in schools, both private and public?
Last Answer : My wife (a teacher) and I don't see eye to eye on this. She likes school uniforms as she claims it helps with school discipline. Although I believe that that is important, I feel that by ... acceptable and what isn't. I am thankful that the school my third grader attends does not have uniforms.
Description : What are some of the biggest logical fallacies/trap you see people or groups get stuck on?
Last Answer : Sunk cost fallacy.
Description : How do people learn how to point out fallacies in debates?
Last Answer : Where I went to school (UC Santa Barbara), Philosophy 3 was Critical Thinking. It was a course just as you describe: logical fallacies and how to spot them. Those types of courses are common at most Liberal Arts colleges. And, some of the better high schools teach it also.
Description : Is pointing out logical fallacies not a thing anymore?
Last Answer : It seems to be more common in the world in general for “This is my opinion” to be an acceptable excuse for positing all kinds of crap.
Description : What do you think of the way grade school math is taught in Singapore, as explained in this article?
Last Answer : I have lived in school districts that have adopted the Singapore math method, and I thought it was a nightmare. I was unable to help my kids, and my kids seemed so frustrated because they were quite capable of math, but couldn’t get their head around the new way of thinking of numbers.
Description : Is the way the family, especially parents, speak and behave in the home more influential than how and what children are taught in school?
Last Answer : I’d say yes.
Description : For anybody but particularly those out of high school/college within the last 10 years or so; were you taught about Kent State and Jackson State and if so, what was said?
Last Answer : Hmmm. This should be interesting. Great Question, rojo.
Description : Should the history of math and science be taught in K-12?
Last Answer : I was taught most of your items in Jr. High and High school, also Venn diagrams and logic. However I was in advanced math classes back to the late 1950’s to mid 1960’s.
Description : Are college professors taught how to teach?
Last Answer : No, they are not. They get their Ph. Ds in their academic field and are hired based on that, their publications and sample lectures they give during the interview process. They do not take any formal classes in how to teach.
Description : Why are second languages taught differently from first languages?
Last Answer : answer:For one thing, first languages are taught to children who have generally already been speaking in the language at least colloquially for several years. All they need to learn are the formal rules ... in terms of comparison: the rules you already know vs. the rules of the new language.
Description : Do you agree with Keith Devlin that multiplication should not be taught as repeated addition?
Last Answer : I think multiplication can be more easily understood if students are taught to look at multiplication tables as a pattern. I struggled with multiplication until I took my first algebra class when I ... done. So yes, I agree that teaching multiplication as repeated addition is not a great idea.
Description : Can anyone be taught anything?
Last Answer : No…some lessons are just to hard to grasp and yes….you just get used to them.
Description : What is the strangest thing your father ever taught you?
Last Answer : My dad taught me to never mow the grass in the same direction 2 times in a row. If I went up and down one wee, the next week had to be back and forth. It isn’t really frightening but I can’t remember my dad teaching me anything really frightening or disconcerting. Sorry.
Description : Were you taught linear programming in high school?
Last Answer : I suppose if I don’t know what it is then I haven’t been taught it.
Description : Why are children still taught cursive?
Last Answer : I agree. Shorthand isn’t taught in schools, I was interested, so I taught myself. I was not, however, taught typing, which is much more essential, and much more useful, and much harder to learn properly now that I’ve been doing it incorrectly for all this time.
Description : Why isn't critical thinking taught in school from early on?
Last Answer : answer:Critical thinking doesn’t get the dishwasher built any faster. We are made to make and consume. And the ability to barf up facts from a textbook are easy to test.
Description : Does anyone but me think that general politeness and manners should be taught in school?
Last Answer : hannah montana’s just gonna make things worse [;
Description : If you could add something to school curriculums not taught today, what would it be and why?
Last Answer : A course on personal finance would be helpful since I run into people all the time, of all ages, that have such little knowledge in this area.
Description : Environmental education should be taught in schools because Options: A) it will affect environmental pollution B) it is important part of life C) it will provide job to teachers D) we cannot escape from environment
Last Answer : B) it is important part of life
Description : Which one of the following belongs to the category of good 'research ethics'? (A) Publishing the same paper in two research journals without telling the editors. (B) Conducting a review of the literature ... for a favour even though the colleague did not make a serious contribution to the pa per.
Last Answer : (B) Conducting a review of the literature that acknowledges the contributions of other people in the relevant field or relevant prior work.
Description : Does the higher per capita intelligence near prestigious schools improve quality of life?
Last Answer : I'll quibble with the wording. But, having lived in and visited many places, some with very good universities, and some not, I'm going to say yes. At least, for my tastes, and the things I ... arts and studies and people doing what they're interested in, learning and all that comes with all of that.
Description : What Greek philosopher who taught people to think by asking questions using reason and logic was sentenced to death for his beliefs?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Discussing Osama Bin Laden - Is ask-public being monitored by the FBI, CIA or NSA?
Last Answer : Sure they are. Echelon is real, and at least in my country the military intelligence monitors all internet traffic across the border. I would be surprised if it wasn't filtered by some other countries intelligence ... by the way, I find is most likely dead. Not that it seems to matter much anymore.
Description : After question hour, a motion moved by a Member of Parliament to draw the attention of Executive for discussing a definite matter of public importance is- (1) Privilege motion (2) Calling attention Motion (3) Adjournment motion (4) No-confidence motion
Last Answer : (3) Adjournment motion Explanation: Adjournment motion is moved by a member when it is desired to draw the attention of the Executive for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent ... aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance.