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religions in the classroom

Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, University life with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2023 by xi'an

Two recent stories reported in the New York Times about U.S. professors being fired for posting art pieces that students or parents found offensive to their beliefs. One (above) was a painting within a 14th-century Islamic history book supposed to represent G and M. As showed [with much warning] during an art class at Hamline College. The other is the (monumental) Renaissance Michelangelo’s David [exhibited a la Galleria dell’Academia, in Florence]. Whose posting during a Florida sixth-grader class on Renaissance art led to accusations of pornography! These extreme cases of religious beliefs taking over the classroom (and rationality!) remind me of the difference I noticed between teaching in D and W, since in the former institution, classes and tests can take place any day that is not a public holiday, following general secular rules in French public institutions, while in the latter, every possible effort should be made (by the University) to provide an alternative test…

streets of Philly [jatp]

Posted in pictures, Running, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on November 5, 2022 by xi'an

 

murals of Philly [jatp]

Posted in Books, Kids, pictures, Running, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , on October 30, 2022 by xi'an

Philly skyline [jatp]

Posted in pictures, Running, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on October 22, 2022 by xi'an

Frontiers in Machine Learning and Economics: Methods and Applications

Posted in Statistics with tags , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2022 by xi'an