Prometheus 6

You got people with no knowledge of science or scientific method deciding what to teach your kids about science.

Teaching of Darwin initiates debate
State panel proposes evolution for curriculum
By Bill Cotterell
news-press.com Tallahassee bureau
Originally posted on January 10, 2008

TALLAHASSEE — The final stage in the evolution of a new public-school science curriculum began Wednesday as a panel of teachers, administrators and other experts on learning began three days of sessions on education topics.

The proposed new science standards, which would teach Charles Darwin's evolution theory as the foundation of modern biology, have been favorably received by teachers and scientists.

However, in four public hearings and thousands of postings on a Department of Education Web site dedicated to public comment, many parents and other observers have objected that the teachings should include faith-based theories of creation.