Posted on 03/31/2006 7:18:12 PM PST by Virginia-American
LIBERTY, Mo. — Monday morning, Room 207: First day of a unit on the origins of life. Veteran biology teacher Al Frisby switches on the overhead projector and braces himself.
As his students rummage for their notebooks, Frisby introduces his central theme: Every creature on Earth has been shaped by random mutation and natural selection — in a word, by evolution.
The challenges begin at once.
"Isn't it true that mutations only make an animal weaker?" sophomore Chris Willett
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Frisby tries to explain that evolution takes millions of years, but Willett isn't listening. "I feel a tail growing!" he calls to his friends, drawing laughter.
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He's about to start on the fossil evidence when sophomore Jeff Paul interrupts: "How are you 100% sure that those bones belong to those animals? It could just be some deformed raccoon."
From the back of the room, sophomore Melissa Brooks chimes in: "Those are real bones that someone actually found? You're not just making this up?"
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
These kids need to be taught to respect their teachers! It's one thing to disagree, quite another to be rude and interrupt and prevent others from learning in class.
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Textbook example of a post trolling for heated responses.
We shall see who takes the bait.
Byte me, you deviated prevert!
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Yeah well...you ugly and yo' momma dresses you funny.
Then again, it's the weekend, and Friday nights are all right for fightin'...
I got kicked out of a history class in high school for asking snotty questions. On one hand the teacher was insufferable and deserved it. On the other hand I didn't do that again.
I think students who are opposed to science should be offered the option of taking basket weaving or knitting or something.
If you're interested in learning about evolution, visit The List-O-Links.
If you'd like to understand the concept of speciation, visit Micro-evolution, Macro-evolution, and Speciation.
If you're serious about debating this issue, see How to argue against a scientific theory.
IB4TZ? My first time, I think.
in *history* class? What kind of stuff were you asking about?
Try again, newbie.
Why should anyone be zotted over this? It's an interesting article on a topic widely discussed here.
I find it sad that so many young kids are being corrupted by the lies of those with a political agenda to advance their religious beliefs. Some of the kids in this article will never understand biology or other sciences properly because of Answers in Genesis propaganda.
And in physics, "Forces? All of this gravity stuff is bogus - it is obvious that heavier things fall faster! You should teach the controversy. Where are there still things 'up'?" We could have skipped the second law of thermodynamics for sure - it contradicts the ignorant version being pettled.
But this is only a problem because of public schooling. If the ignorati could go and "learn" not-science, while the rest learn science - and employers were free to choose between the groups - this problem would mostly correct itself swiftly. There will just be another group of neo-amish, no skin off my nose.
My American history teacher was a protype of General Jack D. Ripper. He talked endlessly about the need for a first strike against the Soviet Union. He was not kidding, as I found out.
Are you smoking?
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