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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Anthropology.net

The idea of prehistoric cannibalism has long been a controversial topic, with scholars divided between those who see it as a survival necessity and those who argue for its role in ritual or warfare. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.06.003 2015.06.003 Saladié, P., & Rodríguez-Hidalgo, A. Link: [link] Marginedas, F.,

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. One of the top subjects for those emergency credentials is middle school science: The state issued 83 emergency credentials in the topic in 2020. Some states have experienced epic teacher shortages for years.

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How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in US schools

The Hechinger Report

The NGSS was released in 2013. She said timely and even controversial topics can help ignite students’ interest, and she’s currently developing a lesson plan on the “nature of science” that will use the coronavirus as the main theme.

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We must not allow bigots on campus to hide behind free speech

The Hechinger Report

Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography. In 2013, when Daniels started his tenure at Purdue, that stat was 6.3 According to the Journal and Courier’s analysis of Purdue’s published diversity numbers, 8.3

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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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The empress’ new clothes

The Hechinger Report

And there are serious political consequences if the show, according to New York Times columnist Roxane Gay, continues to loosely introduce controversial topics to work through “a checklist of ‘real issues’…to demonstrate how the Conners are a modern American family.”