Here's the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, if you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Duncan Urges 'Revolutionary Change' in Nation's Teacher-Training Programs (Kelly Field, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21, 2009): Do you agree with the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan who recently called attention … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Connections Edition
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Dr. Collins as mildly demented?
Did you catch last week's New York Times article on Francis Collins? Here's how it begins: He drives a Harley-Davidson, wears a black leather jacket on his back and his religion on his sleeve, and plays a custom guitar with big-name rock stars. All that would seem to have nothing to do with Dr. Francis S. Collins's day job as the new director of the National Institutes of Health. Except that at the institutes, such things do matter. ... First, there is the God issue. Dr. Collins believes in him. Passionately. … [Read more...] about Dr. Collins as mildly demented?