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Max;

Warren Allman of The Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY has recently 
developed a docents guide to evolution and the museum's exhibits 
including suggestions of how to deal with the public (creationists). 
The booklet is available as a .pdf file on their web site 
<www.priweb.org>. Suggestions range of engaging in conversation and 
explaining the museum's and science's position to excusing yourself 
to the restroom if things get too difficult.


Martin




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>I have been following the thread for most of the summer and thought 
>that this issue would not make its way up here to Canada.  However, 
>with all of the issues of Evolution and Intelligent Design in the 
>News the issue has now made its way into our Science Centre.  One of 
>the questions that had been asked by the list is how to deal with 
>visitors who try to gang up on staff to get their point across. 
>Many people have identified that they educate their staff so my 
>question is for those that have training for staff would you be 
>willing to share it with the rest of the list.   The information 
>would save me many hours of research.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Max Scharfenberger
>VP Programs
>TELUS World of Science - Edmonton
>11211 142 Street
>Edmonton, AB  T5M 4A1
>T (780) 452-9100
>F (780) 455-5882
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