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16% of US science teachers are creationists
May 20, 2008, 3:09 am
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From the New Scientist, and as reported on Pharyngula:

Despite a court-ordered ban on the teaching of creationism in US schools, about one in eight high-school biology teachers still teach it as valid science, a survey reveals. And, although almost all teachers also taught evolution, those with less training in science – and especially evolutionary biology – tend to devote less class time to Darwinian principles.

Read the article here.


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That’s just frightening.

Comment by Dana Hunter

Unfortunately this is part of a larger problem. Most teachers don’t have an academic background in the subject they teach. While the ID issue gets lots of press, this is a problem across all subjects. Blame the teachers unions for allowing this to happen.

Comment by Progressive Conservative

The fact that many of you darwinist nazis spend so much time on this is much more frightening.

Comment by USA! USA! USA!

really?

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