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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBROKEN: GOP Governors Proclaim End of Science Classes in Schools
by Eve O. Luchin
In a joint announcement, Governor Abbott of Texas and Governor DeSantis of Florida disclosed their latest Executive Orders, which were developed jointly in those states. Although the wording differs, both EOs basically end the teaching of all science classes in public elementary and secondary schools in those states.
Texas' Governor Abbott stated, during the Zoom announcement, "What is commonly referred to as 'Science' in textbooks materially deviates from the Word of God, as recorded in The Holy Bible. Rather than truth, science appears to be just theories, rather than facts. So, the schoolchildren of Texas will no longer attend "science" classes."
Governor DeSantis, echoed this in his remarks, saying, "There is no need for Florida's children to study things that are only supported through so-called 'experimental evidence.' From this day forward, Florida schools will teach only those things that have been believed to be true for thousands of years."
This reporter called Governor's offices in California and New York for comments, but those states' governors did not take our calls. However, a spokesperson in the California Governor's office responded in a cell phone text that said only: 'WTAF?' We are seeking clarification and will report our findings in an update to this article.
ColinC
(8,348 posts)And unfortunately we're probably just a few years away from this actually happening.
MineralMan
(146,346 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Just like gravity.
MineralMan
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(13,791 posts)JohnSJ
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(92,494 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,161 posts)You should write for The Onion!
MineralMan
(146,346 posts)I'd rather give it away.
andym
(5,446 posts)A scene from Inherit the Wind, the fictionalized Scopes Monkey trial
We haven't really come all that far from 1925, and though your post is satire, it could be real soon enough. Laws demanding equal time for intelligent design are in place. Creationism and its ilk can still be taught in Louisiana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Science_Education_Act
MineralMan
(146,346 posts)Thanks!
patphil
(6,242 posts)The Beatles mention her in their 1968 song, "Revolution":
MineralMan
(146,346 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)We ranted. LOL.
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(22,196 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 28, 2022, 07:45 PM - Edit history (1)
states that mock the Sciences in FL and TX, and students not having a rounded out education. Companies of course could get around this idiotic state limitation by simply moving the students/new hires away from the state(s) in question, to a more receptive state, etc.
Don't they realize that the Sciences field, does sometimes include the Computer Sciences field? Thus, in a way, they're mocking thousands of their own students currently in School, taking these courses in order to get their degrees in Computer Arts, in their own states?
The point I want to make was that IT was so new, that having an open mind to the Sciences was vital (and a lot of other doctorial level courses/degrees). Especially in the beginning when programming anything was basically brand new, never before done, and was basically a research credit on a company's tax returns (ours did, every dollar of IT was research credits on our tax returns).
As a hiring manager for IT professionals, I interviewed many candidates for IT slots, and it did raise questions in my mind (and others) as the competence of students from particular areas of the Country, when a state would attempt to limit a student's training/etc. We also hired those w/ doctorate degrees in other fields (the arts, language, etc.) for we had studies that revealed that such fields were beneficial to an IT background, an IT degree.
Now, when I started back in the mid-1970s, there were very few schools that had a full IT program (IT was a very new discipline, unheard of at many schools), so hiring students w/o a full degree (but having a decent IT background, a few courses) was a common occurrence.
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(146,346 posts)niyad
(113,798 posts)check to see if this was satire.
Bravo.