Texans forge compromise on evolution

[IDemo]

Theory’s backers voice dismay over school board’s ‘convoluted’ standards

By April Castro
updated 6:14 p.m. MT, Fri., March. 27, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas - State education leaders forged a compromise Friday on the teaching of evolution in Texas, adopting a new science curriculum that no longer requires educators to teach the weaknesses of all scientific theories.

The State Board of Education voted 13-2 to put in place a plan that would instead require teachers to encourage students to scrutinize “all sides” of scientific theories, a move criticized by evolution proponents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, which will be in place for the next decade, governs what teachers are required to cover in the classroom, the topics students are tested on and the material published in textbooks.

The backers of evolutionary theory, who wanted the State Board of Education to drop the 20-year-old requirement that both “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories be taught, said the new plan uses confusing language that allows creationist arguments to slip into Texas classrooms.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29902944/

[ccharles000]

1. The magic man in the sky did it is not science

[paulsby]

3. bingo

that, to me is the main point.

iow, the point is NOT "are the creationists right?"

the point is that you can't teach CREATIONISM, as science, or as an alternative to science.

cause it's not science.

period.

i am all for teachers expounding on the fallibility of science.

science has been wrong about plenty of stuff, and still is.

but it has a method, it has accountability, it has a rigorous process, etc.

that's why we use it, and not fillintheblankswithgod(tm) in science classes.

[BlooInBloo]

2. An informed voice on the "compromise"....

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/03/texas_confuses_me.php


EDIT: Fuck it. If people are gonna fight that hard to be stupid, let them be, and forever remain, so.