How to teach evolution?
The New Zealand Herald: "27.08.05
By Chris Barton
Science teachers say it has no place in the classroom. Christian educators say children shouldn't be denied alternative views.
Science teachers retaliate that it's not science, it's religion behind a mask and they don't want a bar of it. Christian educators argue they can teach it alongside traditional science, so what are science teachers so afraid of?
Science teachers' blood begins to boil. 'It's not science.'' they fume.
'It' is 'intelligent design' - a challenge to the theory of evolution described by some as creationism in disguise. But it's a challenge that's garnering support from high places.
'I think that part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought,' United States President George W. Bush said this month. 'If you're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes.'
The topic is also the subject of court action in Pennsylvania, taken after the Dover Area School Board decided to revamp its biology curriculum to include intelligent design.
In December, 11 parents sued the district and its board members, claiming they were bringing God into the science class. The case is being watched closely by 21 states across America facing controversies over how evolution is taught to high school students. "
By Chris Barton
Science teachers say it has no place in the classroom. Christian educators say children shouldn't be denied alternative views.
Science teachers retaliate that it's not science, it's religion behind a mask and they don't want a bar of it. Christian educators argue they can teach it alongside traditional science, so what are science teachers so afraid of?
Science teachers' blood begins to boil. 'It's not science.'' they fume.
'It' is 'intelligent design' - a challenge to the theory of evolution described by some as creationism in disguise. But it's a challenge that's garnering support from high places.
'I think that part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought,' United States President George W. Bush said this month. 'If you're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes.'
The topic is also the subject of court action in Pennsylvania, taken after the Dover Area School Board decided to revamp its biology curriculum to include intelligent design.
In December, 11 parents sued the district and its board members, claiming they were bringing God into the science class. The case is being watched closely by 21 states across America facing controversies over how evolution is taught to high school students. "
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