Columnist Mike Thomas of the Orlando Sentinel writes in today’s paper that evolution is getting quite a bit of support in the draft science standards.
We are moving toward intelligently designed science curriculum in public schools.
And by that I mean we are leaving intelligent design out of classrooms.
By golly, Florida is evolving.
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The Department of Education published the new standards on its Web site Friday. You can check them out and even comment on them at etc.usf.edu/flstandards/index.html.
Of 1,400 respondents to date, more than 80 percent support evolution.
Tappen welcomes alternative views. But she says nothing will be deleted from the standards without research-backed arguments backing up the removal.
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