Comments on: Teachers’ Union Demand Meteorite Shields For Schools http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: UKdietitian http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4876 UKdietitian Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:37:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4876 Little black duck says:<br/><br/>"What is so disappointing here is that, unless the story was just a bit of journalistic stick poking, the origin appears to be from the head of a professional teachers' trades union"<br/><br/>It seems to be a habit of teacher TU head honchos to get involved in flaky ventures. Perhaps they don't recognise their relative ignorance of that area coupled with their current (or former) esteemed position within their organisations make them prime fodder for woo organisations to gain instant credibility. And that credibility sells. Bigtime. <br/>http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.asp?id_Content=1684 Little black duck says:

“What is so disappointing here is that, unless the story was just a bit of journalistic stick poking, the origin appears to be from the head of a professional teachers’ trades union”

It seems to be a habit of teacher TU head honchos to get involved in flaky ventures. Perhaps they don’t recognise their relative ignorance of that area coupled with their current (or former) esteemed position within their organisations make them prime fodder for woo organisations to gain instant credibility. And that credibility sells. Bigtime.
http://www.foodforthebrain.org/content.asp?id_Content=1684

]]> By: DJP http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4869 DJP Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4869 D'oh D’oh

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4868 Le Canard Noir Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4868 Unfortunatelty, it looks like I have made a slip of the typewriter - several times. His real name is Philip Parkin. Oh well... Unfortunatelty, it looks like I have made a slip of the typewriter – several times. His real name is Philip Parkin. Oh well…

]]> By: DJP http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4867 DJP Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4867 Great article. I can't help but think that Philip Barking's surname is satisfyingly appropriate... Great article. I can’t help but think that Philip Barking’s surname is satisfyingly appropriate…

]]> By: Maggie http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4865 Maggie Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4865 EoR, brilliant - perfect for the next blockbuster disaster movie! You've missed out one of the important sub plots though - the traumatization of our hero and/or heroine by the awful sight of the geography teacher's leather elbow patches. Will they sue? EoR, brilliant – perfect for the next blockbuster disaster movie! You’ve missed out one of the important sub plots though – the traumatization of our hero and/or heroine by the awful sight of the geography teacher’s leather elbow patches. Will they sue?

]]> By: EoR http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields.html#comment-4864 EoR Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:22:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/04/teachers-union-demand-meteorite-shields-for-schools.html#comment-4864 EoR thinks steps need to be taken immediately against the following potentially devastating scenario:<br/><br/>Children, bored by their teachers raving about wi-fi poisoning idly chew on their pens. Distracted, they gaze out of the windows at the passing cars. If only they were more alert, they'd look up and see the looming meteor, racing down to crush them.... EoR thinks steps need to be taken immediately against the following potentially devastating scenario:

Children, bored by their teachers raving about wi-fi poisoning idly chew on their pens. Distracted, they gaze out of the windows at the passing cars. If only they were more alert, they’d look up and see the looming meteor, racing down to crush them….

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