Halloween History
This was the first year that James was really 'into' Halloween so I had to add a photo documenting his costume and his enthusiasm!
By his own decree, he was a happy pirate (as opposed to a mean or a mad pirate!) /dps
Quintessence
natural history | biocentrism | ends & means | education
Monday, November 01, 2004
Previous Posts
- Worldview V?
- Whitefish Netting
- Humans and Hobbits
- All clear!
- So far, so good...
- Another pumpkin carved
- Truth is the enemy of both sides
- Evolution and Genetics Front and Center
- Happy 6007th!
- Tolerance of Ambiguity
About Me
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- Name: Dann Siems
- Location: Bemidji, Minnesota, US
Strong opinions justified only by insatiable curiosity and an open mind -- zero tolerance for willfully ignorant ranting and blind allegiance to ideology. My 'blog title echoes Charles Darwin's phrase "there is a grandeur in this view of life" and also reflects my own research interests regarding worldview constraints in education. I regard a worldview as a basic orientation toward life and, in particular, toward questions of purpose and meaning, ends and means. As a science educator, I often feel frustrated with student worldviews that seemingly prevent learning about certain topics -- especially those regarding evolution and a naturalistic understanding of human experience. Cluster analysis of classroom surveys suggested that there were (at least) four distinctive and coexisting worldviews. Following Stephen Pepper, I categorize these orientations as Formist, Mechanist, Organicist, and Contextualist worldviews. Worldview V is then, among other things, an exploration of the origins and relationships among worldviews -- a meta-worldview of sorts ... Please feel free to add your comments and critiques. Thank you for reading my 'blog! /dps
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