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Article #4799Re: Characterization of quack theories
From: PELTON MATTHEW ALAN
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:56
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:56
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As a student, I've got to say that most of the science education I recieved, especially at the lower levels, was totally facts and regurgitation, and very little critical thought. Most of even the best science and engineering students around couldn't give you a good explanation of the scientific method or the general philosophy of science. I've also recieved some of the best education around (or I like to think so), and, while I've learned a lot more about real science than your average student, I've mainly been rewarded for memorizing fact and not thinking about what it means. So the "bad" teachers are hardly a small subset. Solutions? I wish I had some.
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Newsgroups: sci.skeptic Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!skule.ecf!pelton From: pelton@ecf.toronto.edu (PELTON MATTHEW ALAN) Subject: Re: Characterization of quack theories Message-ID: <C0pxE0.15L@ecf.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility References: <1993Jan8.204034.20285@CERIS.Purdue.EDU> <1993Jan10.194534.22479@news.cs.indiana.edu> <dhalliwe.726788960@muskwa.ucs.ualberta.ca> Distribution: sci.sceptic Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:56:23 GMT Lines: 13