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Saturday, March 25, 2006

 

Scientist discovers that evolution is missing from Arkansas classrooms

`[..] Teachers at his facility are forbidden to use the �e-word� (evolution)
with the kids. They are permitted to use the word �adaptation� but only to refer to a current characteristic of an organism, not as a product of evolutionary change via natural selection. They cannot even use the term �natural selection.� Bob feared that not being able to use evolutionary terms and ideas to answer his students� questions would lead to reinforcement of their misconceptions.

But Bob�s personal issue was more specific, and the prohibition more insidious. In his words, �I am instructed NOT to use hard numbers when telling kids how old rocks are. I am supposed to say that these rocks are VERY VERY OLD … but I am NOT to say that these rocks are thought to be about 300 million years old.�’




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