[GreenFreeper]

TalonDJ,

I don't think you give students nor teachers enough credit. Again science is a dynamic process and by it's very nature nothing is written in stone. You argue that we should not teach information that may be outdated in a few years? Exactly why should we do so? How, then would we be able to challenge accepted scientific theories and spawn a new generation of scientists? People do not flock to the sciences to reinforce already accepted principals. That kind of thinking is absurd. We might as well have thought the earth was flat up until we were able to view it from above.

[TalonDJ]

How, then would we be able to challenge accepted scientific theories and spawn a new generation of scientists? The problem is with ALL our science teaching. We give students the arrogant belief that we have some real understanding of things and we do it in a way that does not call them to question the 'powers that be' (in this case, the all holy scientist). Liberals love this because then they can tell people all kinds of stuff about things like global warming and as long as they claim it is from 'scientists' then it is believed.

[ValenB4]

Good point. Furthermore, how would we know which aspects of science are going to be outdated before they are actually outdated?