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Genetic Variants Linked to Educational Attainment

A multi-national team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in the United States, Australia, and 13 western European countries.

Islamic 'inspired' stabbing; government approves 25 faith schools; exclusivist policies abound

So a British soldier was stabbed to death in public, the atrocity being caught and shared on social media. They stayed around to be arrested, not afraid of the consequences, and this is the scary thing. Now there is a widespread Muslim backlash. To make matters worse, the government has admitted tha

The problem with when you are born - age standardisation

I researched about this for my first book, Free Will? As a teacher I am acutely aware of this, but it seems like nothing is ever done. However, the stats have consistently supported the fact that there is a problem with achievement and self-confidence. Let me explain. In the Uk, for example, chil

Why don’t we just ban fundamentalist schools?

I posted a Guardian article about ACE (Christian fundamentalist) schooling. I have found the website of the author (Jonny Scaramanga) and came across this interesting post. See what you think:

Are fundamentalist schools up to standard?

Biased political statements in Accelerated Christian Education schools' curriculum may be incompatible with new standardsAn Ace English test question. The 'correct' answer is b. The Accelerated Christian Education (Ace) group of fundamentalist schools has gone largely unnoticed by academic research

Old Earth, Young Minds: Evangelical Homeschoolers Embrace Evolution

This is a fascinating article. It amazes me that parents can torture their children with AIG inspired textbooks. This is an albeit small step in the right direction:

Dang. The Republicans: dinosaurs + people = pass your exams...?

Oh shit. UPDATE: On February 19, HB1674 passed through the Oklahoma Common Education committee on a 9-8 vote. In biology class, public school students can't generally argue that dinosaurs and people ran around Earth at the same time, at least not without risking a big fat F. But