[js1138]

I can recall stuff being forced into school curricula by politicians fourty years ago. Students knew it was crap and just laughed.

In principal I think all kids should be taught that science is a way of investigating things, and that the facts of science are presented as facts because they have survived hundreds of years of investigation -- not because they are the ultimate truth.

There are, of course, plenty of unsettled issues in science -- global warming, for example -- where warning labels would be useful.

[ColoCdn]

I knew I'd forgotten something. I got waylaid with our Canadianism.

You agreed that there was an "evolution industry" like there's a "global warming" industry, about 3 thousand posts ago.

Do you believe that some scientists force fit their hypotheses into a predetermined conclusion, the better to continue the grant pipeline (at least until they retire with their pensions)?

[crail]

This is actually my pet "I-wish-I-could-force-it-on-the-public-school-board" class. Critcal thinking, debate, and the scientific method. Too many people lack critical thinking skills, they get pulled in by spoon benders and fortune tellers. If students had that class, I would love to see them debating the creation vs. evolution shtick in it, with real critical thinking, evidence gathering, stretch it out over a week or two so they can think about it good.

where warning labels would be useful.
We don't need no warning labels. Kids aren't stupid. If they are curious, they'll look it up, and read up on the debate. If they are not curious, why are we spending so much time trying to convince them about things they don't really care about beyond pass/fail.