tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post6981482550940672838..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: More on lazy teenagers and whether schools should coddle themMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-75917473572050418442014-09-11T11:56:47.387-04:002014-09-11T11:56:47.387-04:0090 per cent of scientists believe that Singring is...90 per cent of scientists believe that Singring is a PC Comandante.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-87126112402971662822014-09-11T05:04:56.392-04:002014-09-11T05:04:56.392-04:00'Am I supposed to disregard my direct observat...'Am I supposed to disregard my direct observations over the years of hundreds of students in deference to a study of 25 people whom I have never met who were studied by other people whom I have no experience of by an organization I have no familiarity with?'<br /><br />What is this 'study of 25 people' you refer to? <br /><br />This is a complete straw man. <br /><br />And are youSingringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-64683638690392251322014-09-11T05:01:55.289-04:002014-09-11T05:01:55.289-04:00Martin:
'You say that there are "circadi...Martin:<br /><br />'You say that there are "circadian rhythms" which I discuss in this post, but don't address the problem I pointed out about them in relation to this issue: if later sunsets push us to stay up later, why don't earlier sunrises push us to wake up earlier?'<br /><br />You have completely misunderstoof not only the point of circadian rhythms, but also the Singringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-53342880889956396422014-09-11T04:41:54.590-04:002014-09-11T04:41:54.590-04:00Martin:
'Should I take this as a defense of b...Martin:<br /><br />'Should I take this as a defense of bogus science and the willingness to believe it (which were the only targets in this post)?'<br /><br />How exactly does your post constitute a critique of 'bogus science' in this context when you don;t give a single specific example of a 'bogus study'? You don't engage with science at all in this post, Singringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-14336091442033066302014-09-11T04:34:31.050-04:002014-09-11T04:34:31.050-04:00Dear Anonymous:
'If Singring is a teacher, th...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />'If Singring is a teacher, then he/she/it is committing educational malpractice.'<br /><br />Is that so?<br /><br />Could you elaborate and point out what I have said here that leads you to believe I am 'committing educational malpractice.'?Singringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-1868369860712039822014-09-10T21:56:21.741-04:002014-09-10T21:56:21.741-04:00If Singring is a teacher, then he/she/it is commit...If Singring is a teacher, then he/she/it is committing educational malpractice. Wouldn't want my kids learning ANY subject in his/her/its class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-65166280312457357972014-09-10T18:08:12.826-04:002014-09-10T18:08:12.826-04:00Wouldn't a more useful study be to compare the...Wouldn't a more useful study be to compare the bedtimes of teens throughout the ages. My hypothesis (I am not a scientist but my rudimentary recollection of the scientific method says I should have one of these) is that the bedtimes of teens (and thus the "wake up" times) are directly tied to the level of activity necessary for survival (think agrarian society vs. industrial Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-65667360254482301622014-09-10T12:50:48.460-04:002014-09-10T12:50:48.460-04:00Sleeping through Singring's class should be co...Sleeping through Singring's class should be considered a defensive mechanism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-70646254667490687462014-09-09T17:45:12.422-04:002014-09-09T17:45:12.422-04:00Also, my observations of students over 20 years of...Also, my observations of students over 20 years of teaching is almost universally this: that the students who are more self-disciplined go to bed earlier and are less sleepy in school (and fresher in the morning) than the students who are generally unself-disciplined. And this observation is true regardless of the length of the day.<br /><br />Am I supposed to disregard my direct observations Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-13609060503630105852014-09-09T17:40:07.915-04:002014-09-09T17:40:07.915-04:00I hadn't read your comment on the other post w...I hadn't read your comment on the other post when I wrote this, but I just did.<br /><br />Was I supposed to be impressed?<br /><br />I don't see anything in your comment that addresses anything fundamental on this issue. You say that there are "circadian rhythms" which I discuss in this post, but don't address the problem I pointed out about them in relation to this issue: Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-65687139831495678962014-09-09T17:23:58.136-04:002014-09-09T17:23:58.136-04:00Should I take this as a defense of bogus science a...Should I take this as a defense of bogus science and the willingness to believe it (which were the only targets in this post)?Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-80294972663029073042014-09-09T17:16:31.710-04:002014-09-09T17:16:31.710-04:00So here we have another long diatribe that studiou...So here we have another long diatribe that studiously avoids engaging with even a single piece of research that has been cited, instead telling us why it's OK to disregard that research because of 'common sense' and because it conflicts with what you already know to be the answer.<br /><br />I've never seen a more sorry excuse for intellectual laziness.<br /><br />I take the time Singringnoreply@blogger.com