User talk:JSettlage

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Question on "misconception" article series
JS, are you the author of all of the "misconception" articles. (I can find Moon Illusion Misconception, Centrifugal Force Misconceptions, Photosynthesis misconceptions, Science misconceptions, Genetic Misconceptions and Earth Science Misconceptions: Greenhouse Effect, Global Warming and Ozone Depletion). Thanks, TheronJ 15:01, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If so, could you explain what the original source was for those articles? Is it a paper or book, and, if so, who is the author?

'TheronJ: all of this material is original and has not appeared elsewhere, in print or electronically. I was the author of the original piece and then graduate students contributed the other linking articles under my guidance.

The lumping of this collection into the "misconceptions" category diminishes some of the unique educational aspects of our contributions. In particular, to treat 'misconceptions' as "wrong" (or stupid or unbelievable) reduces their value as starting points for instruction. There is a wealth of research within educational journals about these issues ... which was why it seemed important to contribute this material to Wikipedai. John ...'

JSettlage 13:41, 7 October 2006 (UTC)