Senator Wise Evolution Bill
Senator Wise singles out evolution for critical analysis, but the real question is what is he really aiming for? The Sunshine State Standards ALREADY MANDATE that all science is critically evaluated and that includes evolution. Consider the standards as written:
Standard 1: The Practice of Science ...C: Scientific argumentation is a necessary part of scientific inquiry and plays an important role in the generation and validation of scientific knowledge.
Benchmark: SC.912.N.1.3 Recognize that the strength or usefulness of a scientific claim is evaluated through scientific argumentation, which depends on critical and logical thinking, and the active consideration of alternative scientific explanations to explain the data presented.
So it's right there in the Sunshine State Standards. Why do we need to single out evolution in a bill that includes a whole lot of hokey nonsense to make the true goal (teaching creationism) somehow more palatable. Consider too that the standards state very clearly:
Standard 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms A. The scientific theory of evolution is the fundamental concept underlying all of biology. B. The scientific theory of evolution is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence.
Benchmark: SC.912.L.15.1Explain how the scientific theory of evolution is supported by the fossil record, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, biogeography, molecular biology, and observed evolutionary change.
Again examination of the evidence is mandated in the Science standards so Senator Wise is merely spending taxpayer money on a nonsensical bill that is really a stealth bill for getting religious ideas (HIS OWN RELIGIOUS IDEAS) into our classrooms! Don't we have more important things to worry about here in Florida, Senator Wise?
Cheers
Joe Meert
posted by Joe Meert @ 10:37 AM
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Apparently, a similar bill is in the works in TN:http://www.memphisflyer.com/TheBruceVBlog/archives/2011/03/11/proposed-tn-bill-will-gut-teaching-of-evolution
Those wacky creotards never learn...
Hello, I am a 17 yr old high school student very much interested in science. As a Floridian I am aware of this bill, and these are my thoughts on the matter. This senator is accused of being a religious nut-job, but why? If evolution is only a theory, why should it be the only theory taught in school about the creation of life? Isn't that kind of like indoctrination?
Have a good day.
First thing (high school student) is that your science teacher should be fired. If by 17 you have not yet learned what the word 'theory' means, then your education has failed you. Secondly, have you read the bill? Wise doesn't ask that we examine 'alternate theories of gravity'. No request to teach 'alternates to germ theory of disease'. No request to teach 'alternatives to plate tectonic theory'. Why not? Is Wise advocating indoctrination into plate tectonics, germ theory and gravitational theory? Why is it ok to indoctrinate you in those theories, but not evolution? Wise is only about getting his religious viewpoint introduced in science classes. That's all and it's very clear from his 'bill' that this is about religious indoctrination and the first steps in the establishment of a theocracy in America.
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