tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post2374402720517828004..comments2023-10-19T08:18:37.317-07:00Comments on Mildly Melancholy: Informing the Future LeadersNacho Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-54328643554685757312007-04-21T05:10:00.000-07:002007-04-21T05:10:00.000-07:00Point of National PrideNothing to do with global w...Point of National Pride<BR/><BR/>Nothing to do with global warming, but being Canadian, I thoght you should know that Canada has always produced more cranberries than Maine and for the last 100 or more years, we've been the Number 1 producer and exporter of maple syrup in the world. We're the second largest landmass in the world, why should it be a surprise that we produce more maple syrup than one of your smaller states? Gosh, you Americans are so myopic sometimes! It's infuriating! We love you anyway. Well, except for your president.<BR/>Mike, TorontoMr. Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664067903420194031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-44990922906855669702007-04-20T16:56:00.000-07:002007-04-20T16:56:00.000-07:00Mt brother, who has a Master's in Atmospheric Scie...Mt brother, who has a Master's in Atmospheric Science and is a meteorologist, isn't 100% convinced it's real, either.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914867548686274842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-72354807650541803242007-04-20T04:49:00.000-07:002007-04-20T04:49:00.000-07:00I've been showing that to my students, too, but fo...I've been showing that to my students, too, but found i could really only show them about 35 minutes of it; the flashbacks to Al Gore's life and some of the science were too esoteric, so I mostly skipped them.<BR/><BR/>No one's told them that global warming isn't real -- I would go *crazy* if someone did that -- but I have had some of them tell me they're too scared to watch the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-2123100306357666092007-04-18T15:46:00.000-07:002007-04-18T15:46:00.000-07:00OK- sit down, because this might shock you- but I ...OK- sit down, because this might shock you- but I am also a science teacher who doesn't believe in global warming. I did a great interdisciplinary project on global warming with our ELA teacher (the kids made an environmental awareness brochure), and from their research, have learned that there is a great deal of evidence supporting and against the concept. Case in point- an article in today's Miami Herald (http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/77443.html) talks about how global warming might actually decrease the number of violent hurricanes. Also, if you look at long time temperature patterns, there have always been abnormalities in temperatures (warm temps in January, cool in June), going back as long as the National Weather Service has been keeping such records.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line is this- whether you agree or disagree, isn't the most important thing to teach our kids how to do research and draw their own conclusions?17 (really 15) more yearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136846071554141284noreply@blogger.com