Learning about Evolution in Public Schools “Optional”

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Missouri Lawmaker Introduces Legislation That Would Make Learning about Evolution in Public Schools “Optional” | JONATHAN TURLEY

A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation that would make learning about evolution in public schools “optional.” State Rep. Rick Brattin (R), the main sponsor of House Bill 291—also known as the “Missouri Standard Science Act”—introduced the bill in January. Brattin told KCTV, a local station, that teaching only evolution in school was “indoctrination.” He continued, “Our schools basically mandate that we teach one side. It is an indoctrination because it is not objective approach.”

The Kansas City Star reported that Brattin said, “…forcing students to study the natural selection theories developed by Charles Darwin a century and a half ago can violate their religious faith. It’s an absolute infringement on people’s beliefs.” Critics of Brattin’s bill say his legislation “would allow religious faith in biblical explanations to crowd out sound science.”

HB 291 would require schools to notify parents if “the theory of evolution by natural selection” was being taught at their child’s school—and give students the opportunity to “opt out of the class.”

Liebelson added that the “Missouri Standard Science Act” also requires that public elementary and secondary schools in the state—as well as introductory science classes at public universities—“give equal textbook space to both evolution and intelligent design.”

Among the substantive provisions of the bill, applying both to Missouri’s public elementary and secondary schools and to introductory science courses in public institutions of higher education in the state: “If scientific theory concerning biological origin is taught in a course of study, biological evolution and biological intelligent design shall be taught. Other scientific theory or theories of origin may be taught.”

For public elementary and secondary schools, HB 291 also provides, “If scientific theory concerning biological origin is taught in a textbook, the textbook shall give equal treatment to biological evolution and biological intelligent design.” After the bill is enacted, new textbooks purchased for the public schools will have to conform to the equal treatment requirement. A committee will develop supplementary material on “intelligent design” for optional interim use.

Do you have an idea about why we're so FUCKED UP as a country! Because we're FUCKING STUPID AS SHIT!!

 

[Dr JIM]

Would someone please tell me WHY the "natural selection theory" or the "creationist theory" should be taught in public schools! This shit only creates a ILLEGITIMATE diversion for our FAILING public school system.

I mean crap if this is the best "educators" can do as a means of teaching FACTUAL SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES it's no surprise our children are undereducated. Why in the FUCK do these clowns loose track of the BIG PICTURE, reading, writing and arithmetic (and in act daily exercise regimes to diminish the alarming escalation in childhood obesity)

Only when these subjects are conquered should the controversial ill's of society be introduced into a classroom.

To think, it seems every year we are told more of our tax dollars are needed to educate "the children".

Understand what I'm saying! This junk is purposefully used as a means to distract taxpayers from the real problem, WHY our children remain so damn "uneducated" in spite the BILLIONS of DOLLARS spent.

Rest assured whether creationism or natural selection is taught has NOTHING to do with the "real problem"!!!

jim

 

[pumpingiron22]

They should teach us they way the always have. personal teaching should be done at home. as those are personal views. and can be up to each student what they think later in life.personally I have a view of both more like both science and religon.
god created germs and we evolved as science says. were like a ant farm god left us here and watched what would happen as he already had are blue print for life and all living organisms. I believe the story's are intertwined. But with a melting pot like america there are to many relgions and beliefs that no matter what. nobody will ever be happy. with the beginning of our creations.

 

[msanchez]

They should teach us they way the always have. personal teaching should be done at home. as those are personal views. and can be up to each student what they think later in life.personally I have a view of both more like both science and religon.
god created germs and we evolved as science says. were like a ant farm god left us here and watched what would happen as he already had are blue print for life and all living organisms. I believe the story's are intertwined. But with a melting pot like america there are to many relgions and beliefs that no matter what. nobody will ever be happy. with the beginning of our creations.

Definitely agree with this. Personal things like religion, etc., should be left for home. Just teach the normal things at school: math, science, reading, etc. No need to get into "evolution" or "creationism," whatever your cup of tea.