John tinker and mary beth tinker
- Tinker v des moines
- John was born in 1950, and grew up in Iowa.
- He was 15 years old when he wore a black armband to school to protest the Vietnam War; he is 57 now.
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Tinkers still following their conscience half a century later
Mary Beth and John Tinker followed their conscience and ended up making history.
Almost 50 years after being suspended for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, the siblings returned Tuesday to Des Moines’ Harding Middle and North High schools.
Both continue to fight for social justice.
Mary Beth Tinker, a pediatric nurse living in Washington, D.C., is a labor union advocate who has spoken out about school closings in the nation’s capital. John Tinker spent much of the 1980s and 1990s distributing medical equipment, bicycles and other supplies to Central American countries affected by wars or trade embargoes. He now lives in Fayette, Mo., where he edits an online current events website.
The Tinkers took time away from their own causes to champion a bigger issue — the need for today’s students to know their rights and speak up for their beliefs. “Young people are needed in our democracy,” Mary Beth Tinker told the Register. “They’re creative. They have great ideas. We need for them to engage in their co
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Robert F. Tinker
Robert Frederick Tinker (December 11, 1941 – June 21, 2017) was an American physicist, science educator, and education technology innovator, who pioneered constructivist approaches to education, particularly novel uses of educational technology in science. He is known for leading the initiation of probeware for education.[1] He was also the creator, with Monica Bradsher of the National Geographic Society, of the first global kids online science network, the National Geographic Kids Network,. He created one of the first virtual high schools, working with Dr. Shelley Berman, then Principal of Hudson Schools in Massachusetts. He served as a co-founder and president of the Concord Consortium[2][3] from 1994 to 2009.
Early life and education
Robert Tinker, the youngest of a family of four children, was born on December 11, 1941, in Wilmington, Delaware to Janet Casto Tinker of Terre Haute, Indiana and John Marlin Tinker. His father, a chemist, directed the Jackson Laboratory at DuPont, and played a leading part in the
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John Francis Tinker (1951 - 1993)
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Biography
John was born on 26 Nov 1951. He married Michele Peacock on 25 Nov 1978.[1] John died on 12 Nov 1993.[2][3][4][5]
- Fact: Christening (Dec 1951) St. Lawrence, West Haven, New Haven, CT
- Fact: Residence (12 Nov 1993) Ohio
- Fact: Burial (14 November 1993) Edgerton, Williams, Ohio, United States
- Fact: Obituary (15 Nov 1993) Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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Name John F Tinker Age 26 Birth Year abt 1952 Residence County Out of State Spouse's Name Michele J Peacock Spouse's Age 26 Spouse's Birth Year abt 1952 Spouse's Residence County Williams Marriage Date 25 Nov 1978 Marriage License County Willia Copyright ©momitem.pages.dev 2025