{"id":312,"date":"2007-11-07T07:14:51","date_gmt":"2007-11-07T11:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=312"},"modified":"2008-08-03T21:31:12","modified_gmt":"2008-08-04T01:31:12","slug":"first-public-forum-on-standards-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"First public forum on standards tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first public forum where folks can comment in person on the new draft state science standards is tonight in Leon County<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Public meeting on science standards
\nResidents will be allowed to provide input from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the RA Gray Building, S. 500 Bronough St.<\/p>\n

Contact: (850) 245-6600.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I haven’t a clue where this sentence in the newspaper brief came from:<\/p>\n

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Another first is the possibility of evolution and creationism being an official part of those science standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That is a huge error in fact there. There is absolutely no possibility of creationism being an official part of the standards. There is a public tussle over the inclusion of evolution. But creationism is not an issue at all. The reporter who put together that piece needs to be scolded.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shannon Lynch, assistant superintendent of curriculum instruction, said the standards will give teachers a chance teach science more in-depth instead of rushing through a check-off list of things that need to be taught by the end of the school year.<\/span>She said the district is not tiptoeing in the potential debate that could trigger strong feelings on science verses religion.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think teachers are very, very careful to respect students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 belief,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lynch said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Things are handled on an indivudal basis.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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