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Big bang busted in science class for high schools
by ryan is the supernicety at 10:18 am EST, Feb 14, 2004

] When scientists learned last month that the word
] "evolution" had been removed from Georgia's proposed
] science curriculum for middle and high schools, some
] wondered what else might have been deleted.
]
] Some feared that the big-bang theory — the dominant scientific ]theory about the origins of the universe — would be absent.
]
]Their fears were well founded.
]
]The big bang had been eliminated from the science curriculum, and ]lessons on plate tectonics had been scaled back.

I swear, I may need to leave this state sooner than I thought..... Yeah, because the Bible is totally an authoritative source on this stuff......


 
RE: Big bang busted in science class for high schools
by janelane at 9:17 pm EST, Feb 14, 2004

Apparently the 12,825 petition signatures weren't enough to dissuade the lawmakers very tightly closed minds that this decision will only perpetuate the ignorance of Georgia's children...and we weren't that far ahead in the running to begin with.


Big bang busted in science class for high schools
by k at 11:36 am EST, Feb 14, 2004

] When scientists learned last month that the word
] "evolution" had been removed from Georgia's proposed
] science curriculum for middle and high schools, some
] wondered what else might have been deleted.
]
] Some feared that the big-bang theory — the dominant scientific ]theory about the origins of the universe — would be absent.
]
]Their fears were well founded.
]
]The big bang had been eliminated from the science curriculum, and ]lessons on plate tectonics had been scaled back.

I swear, I may need to leave this state sooner than I thought..... Yeah, because the Bible is totally an authoritative source on this stuff......

[ Morons. We'll be sending burnt offerings to god before long. The fundamentalism in this country sucks, and i fear it's only going to get worse... -k]


GA Classroom curriculum stupidity goes beyond evolution
by Decius at 2:17 pm EST, Feb 14, 2004

] When scientists learned last month that the word
] "evolution" had been removed from Georgia's proposed
] science curriculum for middle and high schools, some
] wondered what else might have been deleted.
]  
] Some feared that the big-bang theory the dominant
] scientific theory about the origins of the universe
] would be absent.
]  
] Their fears were well founded.

I've heard they made some interested edits to the history curriculum as well...


 
 
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