Monthly Archives: December 2007

Florida ACLU offers some advice

All of the controversy over the inclusion of evolution in the state science standards, and the shocking revelations that many education decision makers are looking seriously at intelligent design has attracted the attention of the Florida ACLU, according to the … Continue reading

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Misinformation galore

A “your views” piece in the Tallahassee Democrat is a great example of how easily misinformation can be passed along to the general public. The man writes about supposed flaws in evolution research. The writer obviously has no idea what … Continue reading

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More about Pinellas mess

Yesterday, the St. Petersburg Times teased in their education blog today’s story about the Pinellas County school board’s creationist majority. The board members are confused. They worry that students will have a tough time meshing the scientific theory of evolution … Continue reading

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Et tu, Pinellas County School Board?

The list of public school education decision makers who think evolution in the science classroom needs to be muddled with non-scientific ideas is growing. The St. Petersburg Times education blog, The Gradebook, reports that four, count ’em, four members of … Continue reading

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One heck of a smart student

The Daytona Beach News-Journal runs a student voices column, which lets kids voice their opinions about the issues of the day. 15-year-old Johnathan Kenny talks about evolution and religion. He does a great job! Please head over to the site … Continue reading

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Dust settles after radio show

Well, my appearance on the WMFE radio station show Intersection didn’t kill me. Boy, does that half hour fly by fast when you’re on the hot seat! You can listen to a recording of the show at the station’s website. … Continue reading

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Evolution: it’s on the test. Someone should tell the school board members!

The Northwest Florida Daily News published a story about evolution in the new draft of the state science standards. (Make sure to click through all three pages of it.) There are a lot of positive, reasonable quotes in the story, … Continue reading

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More positive evolution opinions. Is anyone listening?

An opinion column in the Daytona Beach News-Journal points out how silly Florida looks when state leaders advocate science but then turn right around and denigrate science. Talk about a love-hate relationship! And once more the state is in a … Continue reading

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