NSTA likes Exxon better than Gore

[mburbank]

Okay, if NSTA wants to take money from Exxon (and pre-printed 'educational pap, which I assume they chuck into recycling) I'm fine with that. I work for a science museum, you wouldn't believe some of the people we happily take money from, and we've been VERY cosy with an administration which to my mind is openly anti science. Makes me sick, but that's another story. As far as the Museum is concerned, it pays the bills, and I'm sure NSTA feels the same way. What I object to here, is the idea that they can't take Gore's films because they have a political agenda. NSTA sucks up buckets of cash from huge corps with huge political agendas. They don't want Gores product because A.) It isn't coming with money and B.) It's likely to piss off the political agendas of people who do give money.

I haven't seen the Gore film either, because I don't need a lot of education on the current science on Global warming.

The only questions NSTA should be asking are, is the science good? Does it teach well? I don't have an opinion on either of those things since I haven't seen it. But it makes me kind of queasy that during a period of time where the scientiffic method is under political assault, I wish to hell science education institutions (mine included especially) would show a little more sack.