Kansas Board of Education Decision
State board changes science standards
"The Kansas State Board of Education voted Tuesday on new science standards that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
Critics say the new standards promote creationism.
The board's 6 to 4 vote was expected and is a victory for intelligent-design advocates who helped draft the standards. They argue, the changes would make teaching evolution more balanced and expose students to legitimate scientific questions about Darwin's theory.
Kansas uses the standards to develop statewide achievement tests. Decisions about what's taught in classrooms are made by the state's 300 local school boards.
Some educators fear pressure will increase now in some communities to teach less about evolution or more about creationism or intelligent design, the argument that some features of the natural world are best explained as resulting from some form of intelligence."
(taken from HERE)
I have heard some christians today talk about this as a "win".... I asked them if they realize that every religion that teaches a form of creationism can now be available to their children... None of them had a reply... Guess they hadn't thought about it....
One of the state school board members who had voted no on this, commented that Kansas will be even more of a laughing stock than ever before...
"The Kansas State Board of Education voted Tuesday on new science standards that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
Critics say the new standards promote creationism.
The board's 6 to 4 vote was expected and is a victory for intelligent-design advocates who helped draft the standards. They argue, the changes would make teaching evolution more balanced and expose students to legitimate scientific questions about Darwin's theory.
Kansas uses the standards to develop statewide achievement tests. Decisions about what's taught in classrooms are made by the state's 300 local school boards.
Some educators fear pressure will increase now in some communities to teach less about evolution or more about creationism or intelligent design, the argument that some features of the natural world are best explained as resulting from some form of intelligence."
(taken from HERE)
I have heard some christians today talk about this as a "win".... I asked them if they realize that every religion that teaches a form of creationism can now be available to their children... None of them had a reply... Guess they hadn't thought about it....
One of the state school board members who had voted no on this, commented that Kansas will be even more of a laughing stock than ever before...
posted by Amethyst Rising at 4:32 PM
2 Comments:
I once talked to a guy from New York City who was going to Florida, and wanted to stop and see me, because after all, Kansas is between New York and Florida, right?
This is unbelievable. However, I do believe things of this nature (at least in legal and political matters) swing like a pendulum--they get too far to one side before a backlash heads it the other direction. This fucker is off the charts. . . : ) We're in Kansas with you, at least in spirit.
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