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To: SmartCitizen
Communities decide, not scientists. Education is the domain of parents and local communities, not scientists.

A major part of science education is to inform students of the current position of scientific knowledge, which is defined by the scientific community. Ignore the scientific community and in my opinion you aren't really teaching science at all. You might as well call the class something else like "Truths Of Our Community", because Colleges and Industry aren't going to fall for it. If Colleges and industry don't accept the standards of a student's science education then they don't have to employ.

173 posted on 10/08/2005 7:51:37 AM PDT by bobdsmith
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To: bobdsmith
A major part of science education is to inform students of the current position of scientific knowledge, which is defined by the scientific community. Ignore the scientific community and in my opinion you aren't really teaching science at all.

Not ALL of the scientific community agrees with evolutionary theory. The scientific community is what the people in power say it is. Real science does not inhibit open exploration and re-evalution of the evidence. Real science goes where the evidence takes it. Disallowing evidence (and there is plenty) that places doubt on evolutionary theory is not only unscientific but smacks of dogma.

178 posted on 10/08/2005 8:09:43 AM PDT by SmartCitizen
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