clifton savoy–against standards. support academic freedom. he has lots of science education. was a belieever in evolution. trusted my teachers. one professor skipped evolution and said there were flaws. changed my mind. wants to see flaws taught. darwin would side with me. quote mines darwin.
debra walker–my school board aproved resolution in support standards. e-word overshadows the writers work. anti-science don’t understand biology! politics is interfering. we are not intelligently designed. laughter. evolution does not knock down faith!
Ms. Walker rocked.
Robin Brown(?)…retarded…whoops, retired teacher, supports the Academic Freedom change.
Denying fossil record, quote-mining Gould, typical. More obfuscation…junkyard to 747 BS….quoting Phillip Johnson. She knows all the idiots.
I’m also noting the applause after each speaker. I notice that there seem to be a greater number of pro-Academic Freedom over proposed standards people.
Can somebody from our side quote Gould:
“Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists—whether through design or stupidity, I do not know—as admitting that the fossil record includes no transitional forms. Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups. “
One of the Standards Framers speaking now…..putting Gould into the correct context and side.
Ugh…I refuse to call attempts to use government fiat to introduce pseudoscience next to real science and/or attack a scientific field without a secular reason “Academic Freedom.”
The guy up now (Jeffrey something?) just called them on the Gould quote mine.
Smackdown.