Author Archives: Jonathan Smith

A new three part series is due to start this coming Wednesday April 9th at 10:pm (EST) on your local Florida PBS station. Neil Shubin will host the series Inner Fish , a TV adaptation,based on Neils best selling book. It took more than … Continue reading →

My letter to the Lakeland Ledger was featured today, stating that we, at the FCS would like to see accountability for the millions in tax payers dollars which are being given to schools which only teach psudo science and superstition in thier science … Continue reading →

The 59th Annual Florida State Science Fair is to be held at the Lakeland Civic Center during the week of April 8th to the 10th 2014. The organizers are in need of qualified judges to judge the various age groups … Continue reading →

For those of you who watched the debate last night I would like your opinions. Tell us who you think won the debate and why. Here is a latest opinion poll from Christian Today.

Twelve days ago activist Zack Kopplin wrote a long piece for Slate about how Texas’s “charter schools” (special schools that are supported by state money), particularly those using the Responsive Education Solutions system, are openly teaching  creationism. It is, of … Continue reading →

I just noticed that a new documentary is going to be starting on HBO next month entitled “Questioning Darwin” It seems to be viewed not only from a scientific perspective but also from a religious one  Information and the trailer … Continue reading →

On September 4, California became the 6th state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) after a unanimous vote. Click here to read a blog post by Education Week‘s Erik Robelen. Click here to read the press release from … Continue reading →

As most of you already know I have a preponderance for writting and submitting Op Ed’s and letters to Florida’s newspapers. Once in a while I am contacted by an individual editor and actually asked to write something that is … Continue reading →