Oh The Irony

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 relevant to science education in the state. Two weeks ago I received an e-mail from a newspaper (who will remain nameless) to comment on the current turmoil in Florida’s education system since Tony Bennett’s departure and how I thought it would effect science education in the state. I wrote the Op Ed and decided to use a Cosmological Black Hole as a relevent analogy. This is not unusual practice (see Paul Cottle’s piece on Bridge to Tomorrow) My editorial was rejected by the newspaper with the comment  that “my scientific terminology was beyond the comprehension of the average reader in Florida” I can assure you folks that an average 6th grader should not have had a problem with it. I can’t reproduce the editorial at the moment, due to the fact I have offered it to another newspaper. If it remains unpublished, then I will and let you decide