Dept. of Superfluous Scientific Fact
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Through Learning I Will Teach and Through Teaching I Will Learn: an Educational Philosophy Teaching is an essential part of the progression of a human’s life. We are born, we grow, we learn, we apply our knowledge, and we…
Arilus cristatus Commonly called the “Wheel bug” Approximately 1 – 1.25 inches long Life Cycle: Egg, Nymph, Adult Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Uniramia Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Heteroptera Family: Reduviidae Genus: Arilus Species: Arilus cristatus (1) A. cristatus is a diurnal organism (meaning active during the…
I have around 68 very capable students whose interest in science could be greatly enhanced through acquiring new specimens. However, as someone who is working as an intern I do not have any income. Therefore I have turned to other resources in order to help fund my teaching. Donorschoose.org has…
In the perhaps the microscopic amount of time I have spent in a classroom as a teacher, and the multitude of years I have spent in them as student I have learned a few things. We have all met good teachers and bad teachers. We have all met short teachers…
“I don’t believe in evolution.” I have heard these words from people of every walk of life. For most people in my experience the reason is religious. I believe this is due to a major misconception of Evolution. As it is taught today in one way or another Evolution is…
A quick response to “Letter from a teacher” by John C. Crowley Letter from a teacher, makes some amazing points that all teachers must understand. First of all teaching is a bittersweet profession. There are days in which you may feel like you can change the world. Then days…
Biology is simply, the study of life. I say simply, but that is probably not true in the slightest. Life is complex and difficult to understand in many ways. That’s what makes it interesting. What allows us to think , why do we look like our parents, why eat food,…
This blog will have my thoughts and ideas on different subjects. I hope to help facilitate the learning of others. If you have any questions about anything I’ll do my best to answer it.