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At 5:51 PM -0800 2/10/11, Chuck Howarth wrote:
>Teaching evolution is controversial. You have to hand it to the
>creationists, they have done a good job of creating an atmosphere of
>intimidation. But shouldn't NOT teaching of evolution also be
>controversial? What would happen if we all walked down to our local
>schools, pounded on the principals' desk, and demanded that
>evolution be included in the curriculum? Just wondering....
Chuck,
I agree that creationists have done a great job. When my son took
biology in high school, I went to parent night at the beginning of
the year. The teacher handed out a syllabus and I saw that there was
no evolution listed, so, in front of the other parents, I asked him
why it was not there. He blushed a deep red and stammered that he
would be teaching it but had "left it on my computer at home." I got
the impression he had meant to conceal the fact that it would be
covered at all. And this was in liberal Santa Cruz, CA.
In order to do what you are suggesting, people would need to know
what was being taught in which biology classes; maybe we need an
EvoLeaks.
Jennie Dusheck
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