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Science: The Next Generation Standards

Posted on by Martin Cothran

“The Next Generation Science Standards attempt to teach science without nature,” says Martin Cothran in an op-ed in today’s Louisville Courier-Journal.

You can also read his article in the Lexington Herald-Leader on the science standards.

You can watch Martin debate this issue with state education officials in Kentucky on statewide television. Watch the whole video here. You can also see a clip of the discussion on critical thinking skills here:

and a clip of the discussion about why the standards downplay a knowledge of plants and animals here:

And if you want to see Martin get the last word, go to the last two minutes of the complete video.

Martin Cothran

Martin Cothran is the editor of Memoria Press' The Classical Teacher magazine and provost of Memoria College. He is the author of several books for private and home schools, including Memoria Press' Traditional Logic, Material Logic, and Classical Rhetoric programs. He is a former Latin, Logic, and Rhetoric Instructor at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky. He holds a B.A. in philosophy and economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from the Simon Greenleaf School (now part of Trinity University). He is widely-quoted on educational issues and other issues of public importance, and is a frequent guest on Kentucky Educational Television's "Kentucky Tonight," a weekly public affairs program. His articles on current events have appeared in numerous newspapers, including the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader.

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