Teachers will explain evolution only

[Crossbow]

Finally some good news has come out of West Virginia.

The WV Education Board has been getting hammered by Creationists that would like to work ID into the classroom, however the board has rejected their proposal.

H*lla Cool!



It is so nice to see people actually stand up to these fruits and send them packing.

Teachers will explain evolution only

State Board of Education members on Thursday unanimously backed the teaching of evolution in West Virginia science classrooms.

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http://www.wvgazette.com/news/Today/2003022022/

 

[Psi Baba]

Progress at last. This is good news.

One parent trotted out his son, and the two performed a skit that skewered evolution and the science standards.

Oh, I can imagine this:
"See, mah son is stupider than I am, proving evil-lution dont werk!"

Students said the standards were “hostile” to their religious views. They said they oppose science by indoctrination.

But wait, we keep getting told that Intelligent Design is not religion based, it's science. And if teaching ID is not science by indoctrination, what the hell is it?

“They can’t prove evolution. They can’t prove it,” said Jerry E. Davis, a junior at Man High School in Logan County. “If you can’t prove it, how can you teach it?”

BUT THEY WANT TO TEACH CREATIONISM WHICH THEY CAN'T PROVE EITHER! ARRRGGGGH!!!

Other students said teaching evolution leads to numerous social ills such as increased drug use and crime among teens.

HAHAHAHAH AHAHAHA AHAHAH HAHAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHA HAHAHAH I can't stop laughing on this one!

“You are teaching us with this theory that there is not a purpose to life,” said Mary Lynn Neese, a student at Nitro High School.

I don't think my brain can take any more of this. I think I'm losing brain cells just reading the retarded spewings of these inbred losers. No wonder these people can't accept evolution--they're all devolving at an alarming rate!

 

[fishbob]

It seems to me that education would be well served by study of the scientific process, discussion of the theory of evolution - with the overwhelming supporting evidence, then discussion of the
"intelligent design theory" with the almost complete lack of supporting evidence.

The whole issue should then disappear, and your brain would stop hurting.

 

[ssibal]

It seems to me that education would be well served by study of the scientific process, discussion of the theory of evolution - with the overwhelming supporting evidence, then discussion of the
"intelligent design theory" with the almost complete lack of supporting evidence.

The whole issue should then disappear, and your brain would stop hurting.

The problem is that many science teachers believe in 6 day creation, which would bias them against evolution. Unfortunately, they still cannot separate their religion from their teaching duties. I wonder why they took the job in the first place.

 

[Occasional Chemist]

From the article:

“They can’t prove evolution. They can’t prove it,” said Jerry E. Davis, a junior at Man High School in Logan County. “If you can’t prove it, how can you teach it?”

I'm not at all surprised to hear talk like this from students - at least not anymore. Most of my incoming freshmen have very little clue about the scientific method. They don't seem to be able to evaluate whether a particular piece of evidence fits a hypothesis or theory or compare one result to another to see what's going on. For example,

As part of a simple introductory lab to identify an unknown, students test solutions with litmus and phenolphthalein (trivia: this was the active ingredient in quite a few laxatives until just recently). They find the litmus turns red with acids, blue with bases. The phenolphthalein is clear in acid, but pink in base.

Simple test - check the unknown after testing a few known substances. One particular student's unknown showed up blue to litmus and pink to phenolphthalein.

Me: "So, how are your tests coming?"
S: "We just tested with the phen ... stuff."
Me: "Looks like your unknown turned it pink. And the litmus turned blue. So what does that tell you?"
S: "..."

 

[Occasional Chemist]

The problem is that many science teachers believe in 6 day creation, which would bias them against evolution. Unfortunately, they still cannot separate their religion from their teaching duties. I wonder why they took the job in the first place.

To be fair to some of these teachers, not all of them signed up to teach biology or evolutionary theory. In the middle/high schools, a person with little biology training might be called upon to teach biology when his primary training is in some field that doesn't necessarily conflict with his religion.

 

[ssibal]

To be fair to some of these teachers, not all of them signed up to teach biology or evolutionary theory. In the middle/high schools, a person with little biology training might be called upon to teach biology when his primary training is in some field that doesn't necessarily conflict with his religion.

True, but if they signed up to teach any science they are essentially ignoring the scientific method. Sometimes English or Math teachers are forced to teach science, in which case it is somewhat understandable (though they should still teach what they are supposed to) but I see no excuse for anyone whos field is one of the sciences.