Comments on: Remembering September 11th… Skeptically http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/09/11/remembering-september-11th-skeptically/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sara http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/09/11/remembering-september-11th-skeptically/#comment-388 Sara Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:42:48 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-388 A few years ago, when I was student teaching, I actually worked with a mentor teacher who fell for the 9/11 conspiracy claims hook line and sinker. In fact, she obtained a copy of the documentary "Loose Change" and showed it in class. To about a a hundred students. At the time, I knew nothing about the 9/11 conspiracy theories, but something about the documentary felt "off" to me. I did some research and, let's just say I am now livid when I think of all those impressionable teenagers who went away believing that 911 was an inside job. I know that a few of them did research like I did and came away with a different conclusion, but too many people buy into the drama of the conspiracy and don't take the time to research things. Besides, when you're young, you believe the things your teacher tells you. You trust them not to feed you bad information, or, say, propaganda. The Popular Mechanics report was, as you said, wonderful. I hope more people check it out... A few years ago, when I was student teaching, I actually worked with a mentor teacher who fell for the 9/11 conspiracy claims hook line and sinker. In fact, she obtained a copy of the documentary “Loose Change” and showed it in class. To about a a hundred students.

At the time, I knew nothing about the 9/11 conspiracy theories, but something about the documentary felt “off” to me. I did some research and, let’s just say I am now livid when I think of all those impressionable teenagers who went away believing that 911 was an inside job. I know that a few of them did research like I did and came away with a different conclusion, but too many people buy into the drama of the conspiracy and don’t take the time to research things. Besides, when you’re young, you believe the things your teacher tells you. You trust them not to feed you bad information, or, say, propaganda.

The Popular Mechanics report was, as you said, wonderful. I hope more people check it out…

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