Middleschool Science Class

[RIROCKHOUND]

Spence asked the right question.
Instead of memorizing some stuff about cells or aemobas and such, DO THEY KNOW HOW TO USE AND UNDERSTAND THE MICROSCOPE NOW? (NOT yelling, just wanted to emphasize)

how much do you remember from 6th grade science class, really... I would rather see the kids learn a good foundation of tools and thought processes..

could something better be done? maybe, probably, BUT the point is probably to keep other distractions at a minimum and teach the microscope, THEN introduce the science after the kids know how to use the tool.. at least thats how I'd do it...

CBeans, are they onto using it for an application yet? I WOULD be disappointed if they taught them the skill and just moved on...

[Cool Beans]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Spence asked the right question.
Instead of memorizing some stuff about cells or aemobas and such, DO THEY KNOW HOW TO USE AND UNDERSTAND THE MICROSCOPE NOW? (NOT yelling, just wanted to emphasize)

So the ends justify the means? The kids could have been looking at miniature declarations of independence, zoo animals, the lords prayer, or pornography, just so they learned to use a microscope?

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

how much do you remember from 6th grade science class, really... I would rather see the kids learn a good foundation of tools and thought processes..

We used microscopes and looked at owl pellets. Yeah the girls thought it was yucky, but we saw the little bones of the creatures that were eaten by the owl. Wasn't a major life changing event, but it was educational and scientific, and not Political.

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

could something better be done? maybe, probably, BUT the point is probably to keep other distractions at a minimum and teach the microscope, THEN introduce the science after the kids know how to use the tool.. at least thats how I'd do it...

The pictures of Obama were a big distraction, many of the kids yelled "Yay! It's Obama!" and a few joking around "Obama! Obama!"

I doubt they will be using the microscope much after this and believe it was just done for the novelty effect. They had a field trip today, so no science class.

As there were several pictures all seemingly democratic aligned, I still see it as wrong and a waste of time. Politics is for High School not 6th Grade!

[spence]

Originally Posted by Cool Beans

As there were several pictures all seemingly democratic aligned, I still see it as wrong and a waste of time. Politics is for High School not 6th Grade!

I love it, the Left wants our kids shielded from religion in schools and Beans wants them shielded from our own President.

The simple fact is that kids like Barak Obama. If the point of the exercise is to learn how to use a microscope then something that excites them is going to get the job done.

Learning will occur.

Our kids will get smarter, be more excited about science and dream about inventions and discoveries.

But no, Cool Beans thinks this is all radical leftist programming.

And you think I've drank the Kool-Aid?

You sir, have completely lost it.

-spence

[Mike P]

Am I the only one here old enough to remember when a picture of the President hung in every classroom in America? No matter whether it was Ike, JFK, LBJ or Tricky #^&#^&#^&#^&?

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Am I the only one here old enough to remember when a picture of the President hung in every classroom in America? No matter whether it was Ike, JFK, LBJ or Tricky #^&#^&#^&#^&?

In my school the president's portrait hung beneath the flag we pledged to every morning. We didn't care if he was Dem or Rep, he was our president and represented us, like it or not. IMHO, some folks are having trouble wrapping their heads around the fact that a man of color is in the White House and since they can't scream that, they scream liberal, lefty, and marxist. He is there because the previous regiume ( I know I spelled it wrong, so don't jump on it) put this country in the hopper. And the People spoke.

[Cool Beans]

I agree with the picture in the classroom by the flag and in saying the pledge of allegiance every morning. Hell I remember one elementary school in North Carolina as a kid, we also said the Lords Prayer just before the pledge.

I'm just a bit upset that its part of a science project.

And my dislike for the Supreme Socialist in Charge is not due to his race. He has already taken over 2 automobile companies and has many of the banks in the pocket of Uncle Sam. I see too many increases in government power and increasing debt

[spence]

Originally Posted by Cool Beans

I'm just a bit upset that its part of a science project.

You need to say exactly why.

And my dislike for the Supreme Socialist in Charge is not due to his race. He has already taken over 2 automobile companies and has many of the banks in the pocket of Uncle Sam. I see too many increases in government power and increasing debt

Most of that was started under Bush 43.

Let's make this a little more simple....

Having 6th grade kids see an image of Obama in their microscope hurts them how? ____________________

You fill in the blank.

-spence