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State Education Boards and Evolution
By Cartoon: Jeff Parker of Florida Today
Project: Cynthia Kirkeby, ClassBrain, Inc.
Dec 20, 2007, 15:38 PST



© Jeff Parker of Florida Today 2007


State Education Boards and Evolution

The Institute for Creation Research in Dallas requested permission from the Texas State Board of Education to offer a Master's degree in science education. Since the creationists view evolution as a theory which is unproven and false, the debate over whether or not it must be required learning in school is raging full force once again.


Questions to Ponder

  • Should the theory of evolution be optional in school curriculum?

  • How can a creationist school certify someone as having a Masters in Science if one of the principal theories of the zoological sciences is not taught in the curriculum?

  • Since a theory is not rock solid fact, but rather an explanation for some phenomenon that is based on the collection of data, observation, experimentation, and reasoning, why has evolution been left with that designation? How much data is needed before it is designated a fact?

  • Should the ACLU weigh into the discussion of evolution on the curriculum, when, as in Florida's case, the state curriculum standards explicitly mention evolution as one topic that will be studied by the students.


Learning Links

Creationist school offers a degree of controversy
"Science teachers are not allowed to teach creationism alongside evolution in Texas public schools, the courts have ruled. But that's exactly what the Dallas-based Institute for Creation Research wants them to do." Source: chron.com

Creation College Seeks Texas’ Approval to Train Science Teachers
A Christian research institute is seeking approval from the state of Texas to train science teachers through its online graduate degree program.
Source: The Christian Post

ACLU to Florida: Don't mix religion into science education
"The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida does not want the State Board of Education to allow religious beliefs to come into play when it considers new science standards for public schools.
Source: WashingtonPost.com

Creationist College Advances in Texas
Source: HigherEd.com

Academy would teach math, science to high schoolers
Source: LJWorld.com





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