Evolution teaching poor in the US

[rightwinger]

Evolution teaching poor in U.S. high schools - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

Evolution, the inheritance of changed characteristics across generations, is the fundamental unifying concept underlying biology, as a National Research Council science education standards released in 1996 noted. That report said, "... 'biological evolution' cannot be eliminated from the life science standards."

But only 28% of the 926 teachers surveyed, "unabashedly introduce evidence that evolution has occurred and craft lesson plans so that evolution is a theme that unifies disparate topics in biology,"


Most biology teachers belong to the "cautious 60%," who are "neither strong advocates for evolutionary biology nor explicit endorsers of nonscientific alternatives," the study says. As mentioned, 13% of respondents advocated biblical creationism or "intelligent design" creationism in biology class.

 

[psikeyhackr]

Atheists make such a BIG DEAL about evolution and then can't do Newtonian Physics.





psik

 

[rightwinger]

Atheists make such a BIG DEAL about evolution and then can't do Newtonian Physics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdTOY-giMy4



psik

Yea.......gravity is just a "theory" too

Things fall to earth because God wants them to

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Evolution teaching poor in U.S. high schools - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

Evolution, the inheritance of changed characteristics across generations, is the fundamental unifying concept underlying biology, as a National Research Council science education standards released in 1996 noted. That report said, "... 'biological evolution' cannot be eliminated from the life science standards."

But only 28% of the 926 teachers surveyed, "unabashedly introduce evidence that evolution has occurred and craft lesson plans so that evolution is a theme that unifies disparate topics in biology,"


Most biology teachers belong to the "cautious 60%," who are "neither strong advocates for evolutionary biology nor explicit endorsers of nonscientific alternatives," the study says. As mentioned, 13% of respondents advocated biblical creationism or "intelligent design" creationism in biology class.

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

 

[rdean]

Evolution teaching poor in U.S. high schools - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

Evolution, the inheritance of changed characteristics across generations, is the fundamental unifying concept underlying biology, as a National Research Council science education standards released in 1996 noted. That report said, "... 'biological evolution' cannot be eliminated from the life science standards."

But only 28% of the 926 teachers surveyed, "unabashedly introduce evidence that evolution has occurred and craft lesson plans so that evolution is a theme that unifies disparate topics in biology,"


Most biology teachers belong to the "cautious 60%," who are "neither strong advocates for evolutionary biology nor explicit endorsers of nonscientific alternatives," the study says. As mentioned, 13% of respondents advocated biblical creationism or "intelligent design" creationism in biology class.

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

You're right. It's too "hard".

"Gawd did it" is much easier.

 

[The Infidel]

Why cant evelution be a part of inteligent design?


I think they can exist together.

 

[rdean]

Why cant evelution be a part of inteligent design?


I think they can exist together.

Because there is no "evidence" for "Intelligent Design". ID is something just "made up".

Making things up is the opposite of science.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Evolution teaching poor in U.S. high schools - Science Fair: Science and Space News - USATODAY.com

Evolution, the inheritance of changed characteristics across generations, is the fundamental unifying concept underlying biology, as a National Research Council science education standards released in 1996 noted. That report said, "... 'biological evolution' cannot be eliminated from the life science standards."

But only 28% of the 926 teachers surveyed, "unabashedly introduce evidence that evolution has occurred and craft lesson plans so that evolution is a theme that unifies disparate topics in biology,"


Most biology teachers belong to the "cautious 60%," who are "neither strong advocates for evolutionary biology nor explicit endorsers of nonscientific alternatives," the study says. As mentioned, 13% of respondents advocated biblical creationism or "intelligent design" creationism in biology class.

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

You're right. It's too "hard".

"Gawd did it" is much easier.

How do you go from me saying that evolution happens to "Gawd did it?"

Idiot.

 

[rdean]

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

You're right. It's too "hard".

"Gawd did it" is much easier.

How do you go from me saying that evolution happens to "Gawd did it?"

Idiot.

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

You're right. It's too "hard".

"Gawd did it" is much easier.

How do you go from me saying that evolution happens to "Gawd did it?"

Idiot.

What, exactly, do you think should be taught about evolution? It takes years to lay a proper foundation in evolution that allows a person to understand exactly what it is and how it works, and most people will never need it. Evolution happens, and that is all that can really be taught short of a college level course. Maybe if we spent less time testing students on basic skills we might have more time to delve into things that are esoteric.

You can quote me, but, apparently, you cannot comprehend.

 

[psikeyhackr]

It is just so amazing that people don't know how to find fun ways to get ideas across.

War for the Genetic Future of the GALAXY! - Uplift War by David Brin review <-- LINK

Science by Dinosaurs? - Farseer Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer review <-- LINK


Good SF writers can put half a dozen interrelated ideas into a single story but the educational system needs years to explain one. LOL

psik

 

[rightwinger]

it is coming down to teachers and school systems that don't have the balls to teach evolution. They are so bullied by the Christian coalition that they water it down or throw disclaimers that this may or not be true.

Everything that is taught in school may or not be true. You cant teach biology correctly without discussing the linkages of the specis

 

[Old Rocks]

The basic concepts of evolution are neither esoteric nor difficult. There are genetic changes through a variety of means, and if the change confers an advantage, it spreads throughout the population of that particular species. When there are enough of the changes, then you have a new species.

 

[konradv]

Atheists make such a BIG DEAL about evolution and then can't do Newtonian Physics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdTOY-giMy4



psik

What a joke!!! Atheists can't do Newtonian physics? That's a lie on the face of it. There's absolutely no reason an atheists would be hampered by Newton's Christianity. There is also no truth to Darwin's being an atheist.

Charles Darwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[psikeyhackr]

I can't figure out why evolution is more important than accounting.

Even the Creationists have to deal with money.

I don't hear any debate about whether or not double-entry accounting should be mandatory in the schools. It is 700 years old. Much older than Darwin.

psik

 

[Samson]

it is coming down to teachers and school systems that don't have the balls to teach evolution. They are so bullied by the Christian coalition that they water it down or throw disclaimers that this may or not be true.

Everything that is taught in school may or not be true. You cant teach biology correctly without discussing the linkages of the specis

I actually read the article: Thanks for the link.

a sizable number of teachers expose their students to all positions—scientific or not. Students should make up their own minds, explained a Pennsylvania teacher, "based on their own beliefs and research. Not on what a textbook or on what a teacher says." Many of these teachers might have great confidence in their students' ability to learn by exploration.

Might?

The implication is that students might NOT be able to choose between competing beliefs, but there is no evidence for this, is there?

It appears that unless most teachers ONLY teach evolution, and not "all positions" then teaching is "poor."

Interesting.

Apparently students should also be instructed about ONE form of Government? After all, given government in its many forms, they might not be able to choose the best one for themselves: Conservative Republicanism.

Obviously only ONE language should be taught, otherwise they might choose to speak some barbaric tongue like, Canadian, for example!

And sports: only ONE should be taught, Football. Let's not confuse students by giving them the choice of learning baseball (it's fucking boring anyway).

 

[Quantum Windbag]

it is coming down to teachers and school systems that don't have the balls to teach evolution. They are so bullied by the Christian coalition that they water it down or throw disclaimers that this may or not be true.

Everything that is taught in school may or not be true. You cant teach biology correctly without discussing the linkages of the specis

Or maybe it is coming down to the fact that school systems spend so much time teaching about social services and helping kids pass standardized tests that they simply do not have time to teach about evolution.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The basic concepts of evolution are neither esoteric nor difficult. There are genetic changes through a variety of means, and if the change confers an advantage, it spreads throughout the population of that particular species. When there are enough of the changes, then you have a new species.

Funny that you say that, and then go on to demonstrate that you have no idea how evolution works.

It makes no difference if a change confers an advantage or not. There is no filter on evolution that chooses for advantages, nor is there on that discards disadvantages. What evolution actually selects for is reproduction.

 

[signelect]

All teaching is poor in the US, the teacher is so busy teaching the kid how to behave, because the parent couldn't or wouldn't, that math and science are the losers. They they drop out and don't know how to live life or add. Evolution exist I agree but so does God and you don't agree. I don't care but when the final exam takes place tell him about your evolution and see what it gets you.