Professor REPRIMANDED For Encouraging Discussion & Using Spectrum Street Epistemology w/Leigh Revers
May 22, 2024
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Professor REPRIMANDED For Encouraging Discussion & Using Spectrum Street Epistemology w/Leigh Revers
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<p>University of Toronto Professor <a href="https://leighrevers.com/">Leigh Revers</a> and Peter Boghossian discuss challenges in STEM education, including the integration of indigenous science and the use of diversity criteria in academic evaluations.<br /> <br /> Leigh highlights the need for academic rigor and criticizes oversimplified teaching methods, emphasizing the importance of maintaining intellectual diversity in education. His experience with this is firsthand - this year, the University of Toronto Mississauga sanctioned him for using Spectrum Street Epistemology in the classroom.<br /> <br /> Leigh Revers is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto Mississauga.<br /> <br /> Leigh on <a href="https://twitter.com/Leigh_Revers">X</a><br /> <br /> Watch this episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cuiW4pbEUk&ab_channel=PeterBoghossian"> YouTube</a>.</p>
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