{"id":316,"date":"2007-11-15T07:14:29","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T11:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=316"},"modified":"2008-08-05T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-06T00:05:48","slug":"a-real-head-scratcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=316","title":{"rendered":"A real head-scratcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

A central Florida TV station has a short writeup on its website entitled Creationism Vs. Evolution<\/a>. That headline is\u00c2\u00a0the first problem. It’s unfortunate that the media so often likes to present a so-called “balanced” story. Creationism is not going to get into the classroom, media folks. The Supreme Court has made that clear over and over again. Do some basic research and quit making that your headline! Rather than just reporting on the news, you are in fact contributing to the problem. Sheesh.<\/p>\n

Another problem is that the story is all wrong. Completely.<\/p>\n

The Department of Education wants to change the language in textbooks, specifically using the word evolution for the first time.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Where in the hell did they get that? The word is already in textbooks. What is being changed is the inclusion of evolution in the state science standards. The station even goes so far as to base an online poll on the question, “Should schools start adding the word “evolution” to textbooks?” This is a news station?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A central Florida TV station has a short writeup on its website entitled Creationism Vs. Evolution. That headline is\u00c2\u00a0the first problem. It’s unfortunate that the media so often likes to present a so-called “balanced” story. Creationism is not going to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcZNLl-56","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3274,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=3274","url_meta":{"origin":316,"position":0},"title":"Press Release: Balancing Evolution & Creationism in Schools Unconstitutional","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"May 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Florida Citizens for Science News Release (May 13, 2018) --------------------------------------------- BALANCING EVOLUTION AND CREATIONISM IN SCHOOLS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Attempts to alter science textbooks in Collier, Martin and Nassau Counties are a waste of school boards\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 time, money and could lead to costly lawsuits --------------------------------------------- Contact: Brandon Haught \/\u00c2\u00a0bhaught@flascience.org \/ www.flascience.org Citizens\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3280,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=3280","url_meta":{"origin":316,"position":1},"title":"Collier County: science textbooks promote “utter nonsense”","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"May 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Some media outlets are now reporting on the kerfuffle the Florida Citizens' Alliance is causing over science textbooks under consideration for purchase by the Collier County school board. 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