Well Let's Just Get Rid of Teachers

And facts.

The anti-education forces continue to push:

The board's chairman, Steve Abrams, said he is seeking space for students to "critically analyze" the evidence.

That approach appeals to Cindy Duckett, a Wichita mother who believes public school leaves many religious children feeling shut out. Teaching doubts about evolution, she said, is "more inclusive. I think the more options, the better."

"If students only have one thing to consider, one option, that's really more brainwashing," said Duckett, who sent her children to Christian schools because of her frustration. Students should be exposed to the Big Bang, evolution, intelligent design "and, beyond that, any other belief that a kid in class has. It should all be okay."

I don't want these people designing curriculum in my community. I think school should do more than serve as one great big rap session about what the kids believe. There are facts. They should be taught. Evolution, the notion that things that evolve over time, is a fact. It should be taught in school.

There are people who still believe that the Earth is flat. I don't want classroom time wasted with flat-Earth theories, however "scientifically" they may be phrased.

Posted by shamanic at March 14, 2005 10:30 AM