The Devil went down to Georgia and

[Spiffor]

It is very sad that your education system is so open to meddling from religious ignoramusses. It's really puzzling that you can sacrifice education, better job and more economic efficiency to this

[Jamski]

We'll never understand why the Americans keep hanging on the Christian stuff from the history times, Spiffor. We just have to look on in bewilderment.

And then this "god" chap did what?

-Jam

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
AS a father and as a new transplant to GA, this is extremely disconcerting especially in light of the fact that GA is ranked 50th in quality of education.

HAH! We're better than you!










Barely

Florida, 49th in the union.

[Ben Kenobi]

They may not understand how evolution explains the antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Macroevolution! = Microevolution.

Why such a big deal? Students are not going to stop going into the biological sciences just because of a change like this.

I agree, leave this for the university students who will be able to apply the concepts to a much greater extent than in High school.

[Neutrino]

Macroevolution is not the same as microevolution; however, macroevolution is driven by microevolution and other factors. It is merely an abstraction of microevolutionary principles. More is know about microevolution due to experiments (hard to due macroevolutionary studies due to human shortsightedness and the vast timeframes that may be involved).

Students who do not have the opportunity to learn about evolution may not have the chance to become interested in it, and they may fall behind if they take college-level biology classes.

[GePap]

The point of science class is to teach students science, and evolution is the accepted theory about the creation of species and so forth. Not to teach evolution in science class is utterly absurd.

[Neutrino]

Originally posted by GePap
The point of science class is to teach students science, and evolution is the accepted theory about the creation of species and so forth. Not to teach evolution in science class is utterly absurd.

[Verto]

New middle and high school science standards proposed by state Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox strike references to "evolution" and replace them with the term "biological changes over time," a revision critics say will further weaken learning in a critical subject.

So, because they'll say "biological changes over time" instead of "evolution", George is shutting out all science and dooming their children to the Middle Ages?

I didn't see anything in the article prohibiting the teaching of evolution.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Verto
So, because they'll say "biological changes over time" instead of "evolution", George is shutting out all science and dooming their children to the Middle Ages?

I didn't see anything in the article prohibiting the teaching of evolution.

The phrase is utterly vague (what kind of biological changes?).

Its like trying to teach math by saying he number after 1, instead of being able to say 2. It will create problems. The very fact the word is removed also send the message there is something tabboo about the topic.

[mrmitchell]

I think Arkansas is 47th.

GO ARKANSAS! YOU'RE NOT THE STUPIDEST!

Oh, and thanks to Georgia for ensuring that as long as is foreseeable, we won't be.

[Ben Kenobi]

however, macroevolution is driven by microevolution and other factors. It is merely an abstraction of microevolutionary principles.

Sounds rather vague and theoretical rather than the concrete 'fact' as asserted by the militant teachers in this article.

It will create problems.

Right. Like everyone who just graduates from high school has a proper understanding of evolution. Why misinform them?

Perhaps I should quote Pope:

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,
Drink deep or not, the pyrean spring.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Right. Like everyone who just graduates from high school has a proper understanding of evolution. Why misinform them?

you are right, too many people are scientifically illiterate when they leave HS. the answer is intense education in science at the HS level, so people leave hS with a better understading of evolution.

[Ben Kenobi]

intense education in science at the HS level, so people leave hS with a better understading of evolution.

Would the HS students be willing to learn?

[Neutrino]

If you'd like, I can point you to some of the papers and books my professors have written (though they are quite difficult to read for non-bio people) and other important works in this field. Macroevolution is currently not as concrete as microevolution, but there is a very large body of evidence for it - namely, phylogenetic analyses.

[Ben Kenobi]

Macroevolution is currently not as concrete as microevolution, but there is a very large body of evidence for it - namely, phylogenetic analyses.

Sure. Send me a PM, if you don't want to post in the thread.