June 30, 2008
The School That Smith and Hubbard Built
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are founders and funders of the New Village Academy in Calabasas, a pre-K to 6 school with instructional methods developed by Scientology creator L Ron Hubbard and taught by some teachers who are members of the church. One teaching method the school uses, reports the LA Times, is study technology, which was developed by Hubbard and focuses on students gaining hands-on experience, mastering subject matter before moving to the next level. "There is no reputable educator anywhere who endorses [study technology]," said Scientology critic David S Touretzky, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. "What happens is that children are inculcated with Scientology jargon and are led to regard LR Hubbard as an authority figure. They are laying the groundwork for later bringing people into Scientology." (Photo: LA Times)
Related entries:
- The Tarts Heard Round the World: While shopping at King Kong Records in...
- Springfield Earth: Awesome. A comprehensive, interactive map of Springfield,...
- Say What?: The only description on YouTube of this...
- Decision '08: On a lunch break at the mall,...
- Rick Astley Gets Barackrolled:
