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[Fwd: The Scout Report -- August 13, 1999 -- HTML Version] (fwd)



...well, the biology education folk have a croiss to bear as well,
unfortunately.

Dan M

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Colleagues,

I'm confident that you have heard this in the news, but here
are some convenient ways to learn more.

-Steve

Scout Project wrote:

The Evolution of Science Curriculum
The New York Times: Kansas Votes to Delete
Evolution From State's Science Curriculum
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/0
1299kan-evolution-edu.html
The Wichita Eagle: Evolution gets boot, 6-4,
from State BOE
http://www.wic
itaeagle.com/news/local/learning/docs/evolution0812_txt.htm

The Creation Research Society
http://www.creationresearch.org/
National Center for Science Education, Inc
http://www.natcenscied.org/
Scopes Trial Home Page
http://www.law.umkc.ed
/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm
A vote by the Kansas Board of Education on
Wednesday will change the way science is taught
in the sunflower state. The decision, to
virtually do away with any mention of evolution
from the school curriculum, is a huge victory
for those espousing creationism. The fact that
theories of evolution will not be included in
state assessment tests may also discourage
teachers from including material on evolution in
their science classes. The New York Times
article offers basic information about the
decision and the opportunity to join a "religion
in the schools" forum hosted by The Times. The
Wichita Eagle article gives more local coverage
of the story with some colorful quotes from
board members. Two sites which provide
background information from both perspectives of
this debate are The Creation Research Society
and the National Center for Science Education,
Inc. For a historical look at the issue, a great
site based out of the University of
Missouri-Kansas Ci! ty Law school has done a
wonderful job covering the famous "monkey trial"
of 1925, in which John Scopes, a Dayton, Ohio
high school biology teacher was charged with
illegally teaching the theory of evolution.
Additional resources on the issues of evolution
and creationism can be found in Signpost, the
Scout Report's database. Included are a teaching
site from the National Academy of Sciences; The
Talk.Origins Evolution Archive, a site which
explores the "evolution/ creationism
controversy"; and the Science and Creationism
Homepage, also from the National Academy of
Sciences. [DC][REB]
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