Outrageous! - Creationism in up to 60% of US Biology Classrooms

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For those who want the short version of the article, I do a little synthesis. Basically, a national survey of over 900 public school biology teachers revealed that, contrary to the recommendations of the National Research Council, only 28% of the surveyed teachers taught evolution as the most founded and best theory of what drives biology. Some other 60% took a soft stance, giving both evolution and creationism class time (in various proportions). That would be troubling enough on its own, but the next part is sure to make the blood of anyone dedicated to scientific honesty boil. The remaining 12-13% explicitly advocate creationism and devote significant class time to its teaching. It demonstrates such a lack of respect for the science from those charged with educating our youth, that the hiring process for teachers and the education system in general deserves to be looked over with a very scrutinous eye. It's absolutely unacceptable that tax dollars fund the teaching of a religious concept that has no scientific merit.

Dr. Randy Moore of the University of Minnesota summed it up well, saying, “with 15 to 20 percent of biology teachers teaching creationism, this is the biggest failure in science education. There’s no other field where teachers reject the foundations of their science like they do in biology.”