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  --Sidney Hook (1902-1988), disciple of John Dewey, and champion of pragmatism and democracy


 Alleged Associate of Dr. Birx Defends his Friend

It is impossible for me to know for sure if the following email is on the level, but the mere fact that the author (who will remain anonymous) misspelled the title of of one of Darwin's works ("The Descent of Man") in the subject line of his email (he titles his email: "Deescent of Man and Dr. Birx") leads me to believe that he just might be telling the truth when he claims to be a colleague of Dr. Birx.  Here is his letter verbatim:

[Goodschools]

Caught your comments on Dr. Birx and the introduction to Darwin's Descent of Man of which I read in Dr. Birx's course on physical anthropology.  Dr. Birx was chair of the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at the time of the book's publication, and had served in that position for 15 years.  Just wanted to add some fact to your fiction, about one of my fraternity brothers.  He has published several books, as well as textbooks on anthropology.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Steven M
.

I Then Emailed Steven: 

Steven--

 
Thanks for your comments.  I was not aware that he [Dr. Birx] was ever chairman of the Sociology/Anthropology department -- that is not what was indicated on the college website.  I do appreciate your setting me straight on that matter.  Am I now to assume that he is no longer chair of that department?  Thanks for you help.  I want to be accurate.
 
--Goodschools

Steven has not returned with an answer to my question.  If Dr. Birx was at one time the head sociologist at Canisius College, then I stand corrected.  If that was my only error in my analysis of Dr. Birx's introduction to the fairly recent Prometheus Books edition of Darwin's "Descent of Man," then the bulk of what I wrote about the subject must be accepted by Dr. Birx's close associates as correct.  I am happy to know that, and I wish to thank Steven M. for writing to Goodschools.

Postscript:

In response to my inquiry, Steven sent the following email:

[Goodschools]

I will respond to your question, but please do not post my exact words  on your wbesite [sic.].  Dr. Birx is no longer Chair of the Anthropology/Sociology/Criminal Justice Department at Canisius.  Dr. Pat Christian is currently the chair, yet Dr. Birx is the only full professor and tenured professor in the Department.

--SJM

Thank you, Steven, for clarifying that for me.

--Mike

--Mike Carrier (MA, NYU--Graduate School of Arts and Science)

 

 

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This site features a frank presentation of issues facing parents, taxpayers and schools in reforming schools in the twenty-first century.  Good Schools promotes good schools, and explains what is necessary to achieve good schools.  We are convinced that good schools can be obtained only with sound curriculum, which does not include the teaching of Darwin's theory of origin, or Darwin's theory of evolution.  We believe that local school boards need to be empowered, and the influence of teachers' unions ought to be limited to  labor-related issues.  Teachers' unions should have no say in curriculum. 

We are convinced that the teachings of Darwin, particularly Darwin's teachings on evolution, and Darwin's theories on origins, ought not be taught as fact.  Darwin and Darwin's theories are not generally accepted by contemporary physicists and cosmologists, and, therefore, Darwin and Darwin's theories ought not be accepted whole-cloth by our schools of education, and ought not be presented as fact in public schools. 

Because Richard Dawkins has set himself up as the number one defender of Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, we will go to some length explaining Dawkins' Darwin defenses, and we will do our best to explode Dawkins' Darwin defenses.

We seek to show from Darwin's own hand that Darwin, and Darwin's theory of evolution, are racist at the core.  Darwin was a racist,  Darwin's theory of evolution is racist, and Darwin's theory of origins is racist.

We further seek to show that Darwin's theory of evolution is not scientific.  We show that racism, more than science, was behind Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, and Darwin's theory of origins.

Some of the terms commonly used on this site are:  Darwin, Dawkins, schools, public schools, education, gun control, teachers, John Dewey, Littleton, racist, racism , school choice, African American, Sidney Hook, evolution, and Mike Carrier.

Bottom line--good schools require work.  Good schools do not just happen.  We need good schools, if we are to have a good nation.

This site features a frank presentation of issues facing parents, taxpayers and schools in reforming schools in the twenty-first century.  Good Schools promotes good schools, and explains what is necessary to achieve good schools.  We are convinced that good schools can be obtained only with sound curriculum, which does not include the teaching of Darwin's theory of origin, or Darwin's theory of evolution.  We believe that local school boards need to be empowered, and the influence of teachers' unions ought to be limited to  labor-related issues.  Teachers' unions should have no say in curriculum. 

We are convinced that the teachings of Darwin, particularly Darwin's teachings on evolution, and Darwin's theories on origins, ought not be taught as fact.  Darwin and Darwin's theories are not generally accepted by contemporary physicists and cosmologists, and, therefore, Darwin and Darwin's theories ought not be accepted whole-cloth by our schools of education, and ought not be presented as fact in public schools. 

Because Richard Dawkins has set himself up as the number one defender of Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, we will go to some length explaining Dawkins' Darwin defenses, and we will do our best to explode Dawkins' Darwin defenses.

We seek to show from Darwin's own hand that Darwin, and Darwin's theory of evolution, are racist at the core.  Darwin was a racist,  Darwin's theory of evolution is racist, and Darwin's theory of origins is racist.

We further seek to show that Darwin's theory of evolution is not scientific.  We show that racism, more than science, was behind Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, and Darwin's theory of origins.

Some of the terms commonly used on this site are:  Darwin, Dawkins, schools, public schools, education, gun control, teachers, John Dewey, Littleton, racist, racism , school choice, African American, Sidney Hook, evolution, and Mike Carrier.

Bottom line--good schools require work.  Good schools do not just happen.  We need good schools, if we are to have a good nation.

This site features a frank presentation of issues facing parents, taxpayers and schools in reforming schools in the twenty-first century.  Good Schools promotes good schools, and explains what is necessary to achieve good schools.  We are convinced that good schools can be obtained only with sound curriculum, which does not include the teaching of Darwin's theory of origin, or Darwin's theory of evolution.  We believe that local school boards need to be empowered, and the influence of teachers' unions ought to be limited to  labor-related issues.  Teachers' unions should have no say in curriculum. 

We are convinced that the teachings of Darwin, particularly Darwin's teachings on evolution, and Darwin's theories on origins, ought not be taught as fact.  Darwin and Darwin's theories are not generally accepted by contemporary physicists and cosmologists, and, therefore, Darwin and Darwin's theories ought not be accepted whole-cloth by our schools of education, and ought not be presented as fact in public schools. 

Because Richard Dawkins has set himself up as the number one defender of Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, we will go to some length explaining Dawkins' Darwin defenses, and we will do our best to explode Dawkins' Darwin defenses.

We seek to show from Darwin's own hand that Darwin, and Darwin's theory of evolution, are racist at the core.  Darwin was a racist,  Darwin's theory of evolution is racist, and Darwin's theory of origins is racist.

We further seek to show that Darwin's theory of evolution is not scientific.  We show that racism, more than science, was behind Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, and Darwin's theory of origins.

Some of the terms commonly used on this site are:  Darwin, Dawkins, schools, public schools, education, gun control, teachers, John Dewey, Littleton, racist, racism , school choice, African American, Sidney Hook, evolution, and Mike Carrier.

Bottom line--good schools require work.  Good schools do not just happen.  We need good schools, if we are to have a good nation.

This site features a frank presentation of issues facing parents, taxpayers and schools in reforming schools in the twenty-first century.  Good Schools promotes good schools, and explains what is necessary to achieve good schools.  We are convinced that good schools can be obtained only with sound curriculum, which does not include the teaching of Darwin's theory of origin, or Darwin's theory of evolution.  We believe that local school boards need to be empowered, and the influence of teachers' unions ought to be limited to  labor-related issues.  Teachers' unions should have no say in curriculum. 

We are convinced that the teachings of Darwin, particularly Darwin's teachings on evolution, and Darwin's theories on origins, ought not be taught as fact.  Darwin and Darwin's theories are not generally accepted by contemporary physicists and cosmologists, and, therefore, Darwin and Darwin's theories ought not be accepted whole-cloth by our schools of education, and ought not be presented as fact in public schools. 

Because Richard Dawkins has set himself up as the number one defender of Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, we will go to some length explaining Dawkins' Darwin defenses, and we will do our best to explode Dawkins' Darwin defenses.

We seek to show from Darwin's own hand that Darwin, and Darwin's theory of evolution, are racist at the core.  Darwin was a racist,  Darwin's theory of evolution is racist, and Darwin's theory of origins is racist.

We further seek to show that Darwin's theory of evolution is not scientific.  We show that racism, more than science, was behind Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, and Darwin's theory of origins.

Some of the terms commonly used on this site are:  Darwin, Dawkins, schools, public schools, education, gun control, teachers, John Dewey, Littleton, racist, racism , school choice, African American, Sidney Hook, evolution, and Mike Carrier.

Bottom line--good schools require work.  Good schools do not just happen.  We need good schools, if we are to have a good nation.

This site features a frank presentation of issues facing parents, taxpayers and schools in reforming schools in the twenty-first century.  Good Schools promotes good schools, and explains what is necessary to achieve good schools.  We are convinced that good schools can be obtained only with sound curriculum, which does not include the teaching of Darwin's theory of origin, or Darwin's theory of evolution.  We believe that local school boards need to be empowered, and the influence of teachers' unions ought to be limited to  labor-related issues.  Teachers' unions should have no say in curriculum. 

We are convinced that the teachings of Darwin, particularly Darwin's teachings on evolution, and Darwin's theories on origins, ought not be taught as fact.  Darwin and Darwin's theories are not generally accepted by contemporary physicists and cosmologists, and, therefore, Darwin and Darwin's theories ought not be accepted whole-cloth by our schools of education, and ought not be presented as fact in public schools. 

Because Richard Dawkins has set himself up as the number one defender of Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, we will go to some length explaining Dawkins' Darwin defenses, and we will do our best to explode Dawkins' Darwin defenses.

We seek to show from Darwin's own hand that Darwin, and Darwin's theory of evolution, are racist at the core.  Darwin was a racist,  Darwin's theory of evolution is racist, and Darwin's theory of origins is racist.

We further seek to show that Darwin's theory of evolution is not scientific.  We show that racism, more than science, was behind Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution, and Darwin's theory of origins.

Some of the terms commonly used on this site are:  Darwin, Dawkins, schools, public schools, education, gun control, teachers, John Dewey, Littleton, racist, racism , school choice, African American, Sidney Hook, evolution, and Mike Carrier.

Bottom line--good schools require work.  Good schools do not just happen.  We need good schools, if we are to have a good nation.