One of President Obama’s strong points during his campaign was the use of technology to reach millions of people and deliver a message. Part of that message was increasing the use of modern technology in government, and advocating modern technology in certain private sector industry that require government oversight. One such sector is energy, with the Obama Administration calling for the energy industry to green up the grid using 21st century technology. Another industry is the medical industry.
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Greening the Grid Smartly
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Its 2009. However, the technology used to power all of our 21st century devices is borne out of 19th century ideas and 20th century implementations. The United States power grid is in need of an upgrade. The Obama Administration has set aside money in the latest round of stimulus to spearhead an upgrade of the ailing power grid. President Obama has even asked Congress to come up with legislation to spur development of new high capacity transmission lines and for the country to double its use of renewable sources of electricity. Energy moguls like T. Boone Pickens have developed plans on how to cut the country’s dependence on foreign oil and take advantage of sources of energy here in the United States. Even Google has stepped up and offered its own plan, called RE<C or Renewable Energy less than Coal. Over the last few years California has stepped up adoption of renewable power as a percentage of its total usage. In 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger even signed an executive order requiring California to obtain 33% of its energy from renewable sources.
Reforming Education: Preschool
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This week I published an article about reforming education in America. Indeed, I could not write only one article about this; Education in America needs a bigger overhaul than most people think. I’m going to attempt to break down my opinions on what needs to be reformed in a series of posts roughly following the education track in the United States. In other words, I’m going to devote an article to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle/Jr. High School, High School, College, and beyond. Then, possibly, I’ll devote a few articles to wrapping up the series with broader views that didn’t fit anywhere inside the other articles. Hopefully this will allow me to clearly and concisely explain my opinions and allow the readers to follow it easily. Read more »
Reforming Education in America
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On March 27, 2009, the Texas Board of Education enacted a new set of rules for science education in the state. According to this Associated Press article, Texas is adopting a new science curriculum whereby teachers are no longer required “to teach the weaknesses of all scientific theories.” Basically, this offers teachers the option to tell their students to look at “all sides” of a scientific theory. Obviously, many different media outlets and pundits argue this is just the latest “win” for the Creationist agenda. Now, Texas teachers will be able to teach Intelligent Design along side Evolution and “let the students decide” which one to believe in.
