Re: Energy site & education

["ruth_weiner" <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>]

I believe the problem goes deeper.  The people who put this site together
know exactly what they are doing and saying -- the anti-nuke groups put out
a great deal under the rubric of "curriculum" and "education."  We can send
them lots of stuff and they won't put it up (we have been having this
discussion in microcosm in New Mexico).  The point has to be made to
teachers, colleges of education, and school systems:  don't use these
private group sites as references unless they represent college or
university-accredited courses or societies that publish peer reviewed
journals.  I answer questions for a site called "Mad Scientist" run by
Washington Univ., and the administrators demand references!  If a site
provides information without citing a peer-reviewed journal or publication,
teachers shouldn't use it as a resource (nor should anyone).  This makes
putting information on the web cumbersome, but something should be done to
counteract the disinformation that is so easy to put up.

Ruth Weiner
ruth_weiner@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: PBarring@kdhe.state.ks.us <PBarring@kdhe.state.ks.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Energy site & education


>
>Bjorn,
>I think the most disturbing part of this site is that it is the teachers'
>tool for teaching K-7 students.  I followed the teacher's links to see if
>they led to a bit more advanced material ... nope, they led right back to
>the same page.  Either this is a VERY little used resource or the teachers
>have better references (I hope).  Ruth's letter may provide a wake up or it
>may just annoy them.  Maybe we (RADSAFE) could put together an educational
>package to distribute to sites like this.  Hey, there's a whole new topic
>for discussion!!  Any takers?
>
>Philip Barringer
>KDHE
>785-296-6342
>"My opinions, not the State's"
>
>
>
>
>FYI: Ran across the following site by a chance:
>http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/nuclear.html#RISKS
>It is at "Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science
>Education, APASE". Nuclear risks are summarized as:
>
>"To understand the risks of nuclear energy, we need to know that uranium is
>radioactive, which means that it constantly gives off energy in the form of
>radiation. When plants, animals, or people are exposed to too much
>radiation, they can be burned, become sick, or even die. When uranium is
>mined, the leftover bits of uranium at the mine are harmful to plants and
>animals in the area, and pollute the soil and water."
>
>
>
>
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