Mano Singham
Auteur de God vs. Darwin: The War between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom
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Mano Singham is a theoretical nuclear physicist with interests in the history and philosophy of science, theories of knowledge and education, and the achievement gap. Originally from Sri Lanka, he has taught and done research at various universities and research laboratories in Sri Lanka and the afficher plus United States. He is currently the director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and adjunct associate professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also written The Achievement Gap in U.S. Education: Canaries in the Mine. afficher moins
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- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 42
- Popularité
- #357,757
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 7
My only complaint? There are quite a few text boxes in the book, of which many are serving little useful function. I don't know if Singham was told by his publisher that there had to be something to add visual interest to the text, or if perhaps the worry was that the book was too short and needed some bumping out. Either way, boxes like "Questions Darrow Might Ask Bryan Today" (p48) and "What Might Darwin have Thought about the Turmoil His Work Aroused across the Atlantic?" (p147) seem to be mere distractions, bad ideas dreamt up in a pub somewhere. And, as regards those text boxes that do have something of value to add -- like "Excerpts from Clarence Darrow's Questioning of William Jennings Bryan" (pp43-46) -- my immediate thought was: why not just incorporate this stuff into the main text, which is where it really belongs?
That aside, I found the book a great pleasure -- much recommended.… (plus d'informations)