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More on Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution'
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:45:44 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:29:36 -0500 From: "K.Ellis" <guavaberry () earthlink net> To: dave () farber net Teaching Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Theory Help for the classroom teacher - how to handle this. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/newteacherevolution.html Karen Ellis <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> The Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ Hot List of Schools Online Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" Funk Brothers http://www.edu-cyberpg.com//funkbrothers.html 7 Hot Site Awards New York Times, USA Today , MSNBC, Earthlink, USA Today Best Bets For Educators, Macworld Top Fifty <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> At 01:53 PM 1/30/04, you wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: "Trei, Peter" <ptrei () rsasecurity com> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:31:06 To:"'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net> Subject: Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution' For IP, if you wish. Peter Trei - start quote -------------------- http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=1&u=/ap/20040 130/ap_on_re_us/striking_evolution_3 Ga. Official Wants to Replace 'Evolution' By DOUG GROSS, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - The state's school superintendent has proposed striking the word evolution from Georgia's science curriculum and replacing it with the phrase "biological changes over time." [...] Superintendent Kathy Cox said the concept of evolution would still be taught under the proposal, but the word would not be used in the curriculum. The proposal would not require schools to buy new textbooks omitting the word evolution and would not prevent teachers from using it. Cox, a Republican elected to the post in 2002, repeatedly referred to evolution as a "buzzword" Thursday and said the ban was proposed, in part, to alleviate pressure on teachers in socially conservative areas where parents object to its teaching. [...]
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