This is the sort of idiocy that comes from local control of schools. It is an embarrassment. With any luck, someone will find a way to deny federal funding to schools that insist on teaching religion in this way. But, that seems unlikely under the current administration.
Brian
· 3 years ago
But sometimes the locals in control of the schools come out to fix things. The PA school board who endorsed ID got voted out yesterday - all of them.
It's not so bad as it looks. Local involvement is key.
Carl M
· 3 years ago
Yeah, that result in PA was pretty amazing. It _almost_ restores my faith in local control of school issues. Pretty amazing actually. Now if the people in Kansas do the same thing, I'll be delighted.
While I believe that education is the SINGLE most important issue in the nation (the world), I think that a problem in this country is the "majority rules" mindset. Thankfully, this is NOT a pure democracy. (I'd sure hate the uninformed masses to be voting on every issue.) But beyond the fact that we have a representational government, we also have a constitution. The rights outlined in the constitution OVERRIDE the whims of the majority. Those in power are duty bound to recognize this fact. Anyway, even if there was not a clause in the constitution that has been interpreted by the supreme court as making it illegal to teach creationism (by any name) in public school science classes, the decision by the Kansas school board would STILL be idiocy. Let's hope it doesn't last long.
Brian
· 3 years ago
Yeah, it's kind of a crap shoot, sometimes.
In the long run, though, this kind of thing seems to work itself out. To the detriment of (in this case) the kids who have to go to school in the meantime...
The other cool thing about how we do it here in the US is that it can be "just" Kansas that tries out the ID thing. The other 49 states can watch and see how it goes and take the lesson from it without having to be subjected to it.
That said, I'm glad my kids don't go to school in Kanasas...
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The PA school board who endorsed ID got voted out yesterday - all of them.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/09/evoluti...
It's not so bad as it looks.
Local involvement is key.
While I believe that education is the SINGLE most important issue in the nation (the world), I think that a problem in this country is the "majority rules" mindset. Thankfully, this is NOT a pure democracy. (I'd sure hate the uninformed masses to be voting on every issue.) But beyond the fact that we have a representational government, we also have a constitution. The rights outlined in the constitution OVERRIDE the whims of the majority. Those in power are duty bound to recognize this fact. Anyway, even if there was not a clause in the constitution that has been interpreted by the supreme court as making it illegal to teach creationism (by any name) in public school science classes, the decision by the Kansas school board would STILL be idiocy. Let's hope it doesn't last long.
In the long run, though, this kind of thing seems to work itself out. To the detriment of (in this case) the kids who have to go to school in the meantime...
The other cool thing about how we do it here in the US is that it can be "just" Kansas that tries out the ID thing. The other 49 states can watch and see how it goes and take the lesson from it without having to be subjected to it.
That said, I'm glad my kids don't go to school in Kanasas...