On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:23:45 PM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
Mighty Wannabe wrote:

Teaching is a profession. Teachers are certified in the subjects they

teach. They cannot be worse than a hillbilly who was also homeschooled

by another hillbilly.

Actually, I briefly taught junior high math and science with no

certification. I didn't have a clue what I was doing and bailed out before I

did any lasting damage. The theory was wuth a BS from an engineering college

I knew the material and could pick up the certification easily.

That's what backward anti-state anti-progressives want. That type of thing makes them happy. Check these stats out:

+ 26% of all Americans think that the sun revolves around the earth.

+ Nearly 8 in 10 believe in Angels.

Now, is all that taught in school or at homes like those? (Not hard to guess)

On 5/15/2014 10:58 AM, wrote:

+ Nearly 8 in 10 believe in Angels.

I saw some Angels several years ago, They were Blue and performed at an
air show over the Milwaukee lakefront.

Other mythical creatures, Thunderbirds, performed in different years.

I'm not home schooled, attended public school, which means I ended up
self educated.

David

On Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:12:01 PM UTC-4, David R. Birch wrote:
On 5/15/2014 10:58 AM, wrote:

+ Nearly 8 in 10 believe in Angels.

I saw some Angels several years ago, They were Blue and performed at an

air show over the Milwaukee lakefront.

Other mythical creatures, Thunderbirds, performed in different years.

I'm not home schooled, attended public school, which means I ended up
self educated.

You know, its even worse than all that:

"

Source: National Science Foundation. Sample size: 2,200




84% The center of the Earth is very hot. (true)

83% The continents have been moving their location for millions of years and will continue to move.(true)

74% Does the Earth go around the sun, or does the sun go around the Earth?

72% All radio activity is man-made.(false)

53% Electrons are smaller than atoms.(true)

51% Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria.(false,come on now!)

47% Lasers work by focusing sound waves.(false)

39% The universe began with a huge explosion.(true

-- http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/...earth-20140217

On Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:12:01 PM UTC-4, David R. Birch wrote:
On 5/15/2014 10:58 AM, wrote:



+ Nearly 8 in 10 believe in Angels.



I saw some Angels several years ago, They were Blue and performed at an

air show over the Milwaukee lakefront.



Other mythical creatures, Thunderbirds, performed in different years.



I'm not home schooled, attended public school, which means I ended up

self educated.

53% Electrons are smaller than atoms.(true)

Mr. Birch, that actually means that 47% of Americans believe that ATOMS are SMALLER than ELECTRONS.

On Friday, May 16, 2014 9:49:30 AM UTC-4, wrote:




53% Electrons are smaller than atoms.(true)



Mr. Birch, that actually means that 47% of Americans believe that ATOMS are SMALLER than ELECTRONS.

Faulty logic. It means that 53 % of Americans believe electrons are smaller than Atoms. The other 47% does not necessarily believe Atoms are smaller than Electrons. Some of the 47% may have not answered that question in the poll. Some may believe there are no Atoms, others may believe there are no electrons. Some may believe they are the same size. Some may believe that Electrons are smaller , but just wanted the poll to look as if many people are ignorant.

Dan

On Friday, May 16, 2014 10:48:58 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Friday, May 16, 2014 9:49:30 AM UTC-4, wrote:

53% Electrons are smaller than atoms.(true)

Mr. Birch, that actually means that 47% of Americans believe that
ATOMS are SMALLER than ELECTRONS.

Faulty logic. It means that 53 % of Americans believe electrons are
smaller than Atoms. The other 47% does not necessarily believe Atoms
are smaller than Electrons. Some of the 47% may have not answered that
question in the poll. Some may believe there are no Atoms, others may
believe there are no electrons. Some may believe they are the same
size. Some may believe that Electrons are smaller , but just wanted
the poll to look as if many people are ignorant.

I'd only allow for a 5% margin of error to cover all of that, but even then, that makes 42%.

(because you have to have at least something to base the 53% figure off of)