N.Wells
Posts: 1836
Joined: Oct. 2005
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Just to point out the unusually high grade of slapstick that Gary is providing here:
Gary on the previous page: | Quote | | they just complain and complain as though the problem is my scientific vocabulary with words like "confidence" and "guess" must be dumbed-down to what you're used to |
Gary, on the very next page, cites "Buddy from the "Dinosaur Train" as his expert and not-to-be-questioned expert on the definition of 'hypothesis'
Gary, shortly thereafter: | Quote | | Science teachers are not supposed to be embellishing accepted definitions for simple concepts such as "hypothesis" and "theory". |
So, what is it Gary? - How come we are supposed to be the ones who want dumbed-down definitions, if you are the one sticking with Buddy and Dinosaur Train? Do you really want to argue that teachers at all levels are supposed to stick with preschooler-level explanations all the way through K-12 education, because anything more sophisticated than what you can handle is inappropriate "embellishment"?
| Quote | | Science teachers are not supposed to be embellishing accepted definitions for simple concepts such as "hypothesis" and "theory". |
If they are that simple, how come you can't grasp them and use them properly?
| Quote | | The need to teach loaded definitions instead of what already exists and has been accepted is only indicative of a political hack who is teaching nonsense. |
"Accepted by you" does not equal "accepted". The Buddy version is a little oversimplified: it is not quite the standard and accepted version. The standard definitions are only "loaded" if everyone is in a gigantic conspiracy to get you, and I think you won't find anyone to agree with you on that one*.
(*No doubt because I already contacted them all and told them not to. :) )
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