Posted on 08/05/2005 5:22:08 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
The following is a statement by Antonia Cortese, executive vice president, American Federation of Teachers, on President Bush’s Comments that ’Intelligent Design’ should be taught in the nation’s science classrooms:
President Bush’s misinformed comments on "intelligent design" signal a huge step backward for science education in the United States. The president’s endorsement of such a discredited, nonscientific view is akin to suggesting that students be taught the "alternative theory" that the earth is flat or that the sun revolves around the earth. Intelligent design does not belong in the science classroom because it is not science.
By backing concepts that lack scientific merit, President Bush is undermining his own pledge to "leave no child behind." If students are to reach higher standards, and if they are to compete effectively with their international peers, they must be exposed to high-quality curricula that are research based and that reflect the best available knowledge in any given field. In the science classroom, that necessitates the study of evolution, one of the most important, powerful, and well-substantiated concepts in science.
Intelligent design has been repudiated by every respected scientific organization in the nation, including the National Academies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Science Teachers Association. Even President Bush’s top science adviser, John H. Marburger III, has acknowledged that "evolution is the cornerstone of modern biology" and that "intelligent design is not a scientific concept." To preserve the integrity of science education, President Bush should heed this advice.
The AFT represents 1.3 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; nurses and healthcare workers; and federal, state and local government employees.
Oh well, I'm not alone. Bradley Ralko joined the ACLU.
No theory is proven. Evolution itself is an observed process. Darwin noted the flaws and then addressed them later in the same book.
"No, ID is not a scientific theory, but then evolution is only a theory, not a fact, and should be taught as such."
Yes, the theory of evolution is only a theory. A scientific theory the meaning of which, you show no knowledge.
It's sleazy and deceptive.
If plastic-haired snakefondlers want to promote their 6-days-of-construction-4,000-years-ago oooga-booga, they can do it in church.
that's totally different, i loved all my science classes, i learned a great deal. In fact, i was taught very little about the evolutionary theory at all, feel free to rip me a new one for that, i wont mind. It's just a theory. Why does everyone go ape when some people object to it? Isn't that the point of a theory?
And for the record, the first sentence is a lie, just like the first sentence in all the other left wing garbage you posted. Bush never said "that ’Intelligent Design’ should be taught in the nation’s science classrooms:".
But what the hell, if the teachers union says it, it must be true right Patrick?
No, ID is not a scientific theory, but then evolution is only a theory, not a fact, and should be taught as such.
You mean kind of like the theory that human beings are intelligent?
????? What was the message ????
I believe it was: "For the love of God, don't shoot me!"
Those messengers are a nervous bunch.
" That's a brilliant position. If everyone had that attitude, you'd still go for a "bleeding" to cure a common cold."
There it goes again, we're all living in the past, a bunch of hayseed bible-thumpers and such. Some very important ACTUAL scientists were christians, james clerk maxwell for one, and his contributions have little to do with evolutionary theories. Regardless of where you think we come from, i really dont care it's your business not mine, it has little to do with where we're going. Just a theory is all
I was taught very little too, think it consisted of one 2 hour lesson with darwin finches and anti-bacterial resistance. I can't recall any historical evolution being taught at all.
It's not so much that people object to it and come up with sensible criticisms, its that a lot of people attack it without really knowing what it is, use a very tired out set of flawed arguments, and make out that the entire field is nothing more than a guess.
I believe it was: "For the love of God, don't shoot me!"
Or maybe it was, "For the love of God, don't shoot me, shoot THEM!".
Maybe. I couldn't here the last few words, I was too busy shooting.
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