John Richard Schrock
Schrock attended Indiana State University in Terre Haute, where tuition was $8 a semester hour in 1964, completing a bachelor's degree in biology teaching and a master's in science education. He began teaching in Kentucky before he graduated from I.S.U., and completed his degrees during summers. Schrock taught five years in Alexandria, Kentucky middle and high schools and two years at the I.S.U. Laboratory School before going overseas to teach at Hong Kong International School for three years. Schrock completed his Ph.D. in entomology working on insect ecology and systematics at the University of Kansas and, upon graduation, worked for the Association of Systematics Collections for three years. When the A.S.C. moved to Washington, DC, Schrock took the position at Emporia State University, directing biology teacher training. He was on the state biology committee and closely involved in the Kansas evolution debates of 1999. He writes a weekly Kansas newspaper column on education, produces public radio commentaries, and appears monthly on Kansas television.
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A veteran Kansas teacher has a few ideas for solving the Kansas teacher shortage. -
Teachers don't just teach material. They teach students. Commentator John Richard Schrock says, in order to do that, sometimes they just have to push their lessons aside. And thus begins the tale of the jolly swagman, a billabong and a jumbuck. -
Public universities and community colleges are under pressure from the Kansas Board of Regents to graduate more students. Commentator John Richard Schrock says mandates to produce more college graduates is a bad idea. -
You can't believe everything you read. Or hear. Especially these days. How can Americans better fight fake news? Commentator John Richard Schrock has been fighting fake news the old-fashioned way... with knowledge. As he explains, Americans will simply need to know more in order to sort fact from fiction. -
This month marks the 75th anniversary of Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack took place on December 7, 1941, and brought the Americans into World War II. By that point, China had already been battling the Japanese for years. Japanese Imperial forces invaded China in 1937. And, as Commentator John Richard Schrock tells us, the Japanese left behind a dark and disturbing legacy that remains largely overlooked today. -
What's the deal with all those spooky-looking cobwebs up in the trees? With Halloween right around the corner, we asked bug expert John Richard Schrock to give us the low-down on the strange and sticky sights typically seen on trees this time of year. -
Today, we remember the American-born Chinese journalist Iris Chang. Born on this date (March 28) in 1968, this human rights advocate wrote "The Rape of Nanking," about the Japanese invasion of China during World War II. -
Earlier this legislative session, a Kansas House committee passed a bill that requires parents to actively "opt in" their children for sex education classes in public schools. Commentator John Richard Schrock thinks the bill is bad and unnecessary. -
Just like us, many insects have been enjoying this warm winter weather. Commentator John Richard Schrock tells us that, if you listen very closely, crickets will actually "report" the weather to you. Until they can't. -
Our future is in the hands of our teachers. Shouldn't we allow educators the freedom to create their ideal teaching environment? Commentator John Richard Schrock tells us how all students are unique - just like their instructors - and he's come up with his own "Teacher's Creed."
