tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post1567123990471631979..comments2023-05-22T07:43:33.043-06:00Comments on www.srossi.net: A Crock O’ (blip!) NowMax Sartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-78497236577674244652011-05-21T09:36:28.545-06:002011-05-21T09:36:28.545-06:00And, since I just got a phone call from my born-ag...And, since I just got a phone call from my born-again Baptist co-worker, who, if anyone is going to get raptured at any point it will include her, and she's still here, going to a wedding shower, I can only conclude that those 3% of the "good" people in the world are still here.The English Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982031308501442156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-9552811213784150652011-05-21T06:54:33.617-06:002011-05-21T06:54:33.617-06:00ET - Great job turning it into a learning experien...<b>ET</b> - Great job turning it into a learning experience! I'm teaching all ninth grade this year, so I heard very little about it, because even if they were worried, they wouldn't admit it.<br />.<br /><b>Alexia</b> - *virtually hugging you right back*. And you're right, the first step would be for the media to just ignore these idiots.Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-77956801762310142272011-05-20T20:29:11.632-06:002011-05-20T20:29:11.632-06:00I agree, Max. Colleagues of mine who teach younger...I agree, Max. Colleagues of mine who teach younger students were getting, "Sir, is the world really going to end on Saturday?" all last week.<br />If the news media ignored idiots like this one, a lot of young/vulnerable/gullible/anxious people would be spared unecessary angst.<br /><br />*sending you a visual hug* (just in case)Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-27720088728531402672011-05-20T18:56:25.001-06:002011-05-20T18:56:25.001-06:00In all three of my seventh-grade classes today I h...In all three of my seventh-grade classes today I had to begin with a mini-lesson on why it's important to question people's claims that don't seem obvious. I went through Camping's prediction math with them, and they were able to see for themselves very, very quickly that just because 5 x 17 x 10 squared = 722, 500 does NOT mean that 3% of the world's population is "better" than the rest and will be snatched up into heaven tomorrow. They learned a bit about syllogisms and how you cannot draw conclusions from random facts that don't relate to each other. (I also pointed out that April 1, 33 AD was a Wednesday, not a Friday, and they loved that.)<br />A couple of kids also ventured to say that it would be kind of dumb for God to destroy the whole universe just because one planet had evil people on it.<br />After explaining to them why they needn't be worried about the world ending tomorrow, I gave them their homework assignments and told them the rapture was no excuse for not doing it. :) It's the first time I've seen kids laugh over getting homework. :)<br /><br />My hope is, though, that they'll remember to research stuff they question. I reminded them that they're going to be hearing lots of claims from politicians in the next year or so and that they should do what I did: research the claims.<br /><br />So, all in all, I'd like to thank Mr. Camping for giving me a teaching moment today.The English Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982031308501442156noreply@blogger.com