Comments on: Professors and politix http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/ teaching in an e-world Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:16:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christine Rinehart http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/comment-page-1/#comment-27980 Christine Rinehart Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:09:08 +0000 http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/#comment-27980 The global warming issue was exactly one of the prime issues that I was thinking about at the time. I know you are not neutral in class having experienced your wonderful style of teaching many times :) Don't change it! I've had one snow day and just about every day pray for another so that I can catch up on homework (about done with coursework for my doctoral program in educational technology- yeah!). You are a major role model for me. (I don't need to suck up anymore so you gotta know I mean it.) The global warming issue was exactly one of the prime issues that I was thinking about at the time. I know you are not neutral in class having experienced your wonderful style of teaching many times :) Don’t change it!

I’ve had one snow day and just about every day pray for another so that I can catch up on homework (about done with coursework for my doctoral program in educational technology- yeah!). You are a major role model for me. (I don’t need to suck up anymore so you gotta know I mean it.)

]]> By: sean http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/comment-page-1/#comment-27491 sean Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:05:02 +0000 http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/#comment-27491 Christine, it's great to hear from you. I can assure you that I am not neutral on issues that I don't think warrant it (e.g., Intelligent Design being taught in science classes). I think you raise an interesting point because I hate it when journalists go out of their way to give equal time when some issues don't deserve equal time. For example, when scientist where overwhelmingly saying that global warming was happening yet journalists would have Crossfire type panels making it seem like there was a big debate in the science field on the issue (these days, the debate has shifted more to how much people contribute, but everyone now seems to realize global warming is happening). Fwiw, I try and not do that kind of equality, but not a lot of my issues are that controversial so I can be more of a devil's advocate. Have a nice x-mas. we're in kansas and just experienced a blizzard yesterday on our way here and had to stop mid afternoon just 90 miles from my parents because of white-out conditions. This made Michigan seem mild so far this winter. ;~) Christine, it’s great to hear from you.

I can assure you that I am not neutral on issues that I don’t think warrant it (e.g., Intelligent Design being taught in science classes). I think you raise an interesting point because I hate it when journalists go out of their way to give equal time when some issues don’t deserve equal time. For example, when scientist where overwhelmingly saying that global warming was happening yet journalists would have Crossfire type panels making it seem like there was a big debate in the science field on the issue (these days, the debate has shifted more to how much people contribute, but everyone now seems to realize global warming is happening). Fwiw, I try and not do that kind of equality, but not a lot of my issues are that controversial so I can be more of a devil’s advocate.

Have a nice x-mas. we’re in kansas and just experienced a blizzard yesterday on our way here and had to stop mid afternoon just 90 miles from my parents because of white-out conditions. This made Michigan seem mild so far this winter. ;~)

]]> By: Christine Rinehart http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/comment-page-1/#comment-27263 Christine Rinehart Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:48:49 +0000 http://atticmooses.com/blog/2007/12/13/167/#comment-27263 Hi Sean! Just found your blog... Doesn't Sayer (1992) argue that social scientists should not be neutral? Social scientists must be critical. Otherwise we are just like journalists that believe in order to be "fair" they must give equal time to unsupported and inaccurate views. Thus the rise of such sites as factcheck.org Sayer, A. (1992). Method in social science: A realist approach. New York: Routeledge Publishing. Hi Sean! Just found your blog…
Doesn’t Sayer (1992) argue that social scientists should not be neutral? Social scientists must be critical. Otherwise we are just like journalists that believe in order to be “fair” they must give equal time to unsupported and inaccurate views. Thus the rise of such sites as factcheck.org

Sayer, A. (1992). Method in social science: A realist approach. New York: Routeledge Publishing.

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