The nation’s science teachers think Bush’s endorsement of teaching kids about talking snakes and other far-right magical mushroom visions is “pseudoscience.”
Leave no child behind? With Bush in power, expect the entire U.S. to be left far behind.
Raw Story:
"The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the world's largest organization of science educators, said they were "stunned and disappointed" that President Bush endorsed the teaching of intelligent design earlier this week, inviting Biblical creationism into American science classrooms, RAW STORY has learned.
They issued this release today, calling intelligent design "pseudoscience."
"We stand with the nation's leading scientific organizations and scientists, including Dr. John Marburger, the president's top science advisor, in stating that intelligent design is not science. Intelligent design has no place in the science classroom," said Gerry Wheeler, NSTA Executive Director.
Monday, Knight Ridder news service reported that the President favors the teaching of intelligent design "so people can understand what the debate is about."
"It is simply not fair to present pseudoscience to students in the science classroom," said NSTA President Mike Padilla. "Nonscientific viewpoints have little value in increasing students' knowledge of the natural world."
NSTA strongly supports the premise that evolution is a major unifying concept in science and should be included in the K-12 education frameworks and curricula. This position is consistent with that of the National Academies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and many other scientific and educational organizations. "
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