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Move over USA, other countries want some stupid too.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:57 pm

Evolution Abroad: Creationism Evolves in Science Classrooms around the Globe

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As the familiar battles over evolution education continue to play out in U.S. state legislatures and school boards, other countries are facing very different dynamics. Much of the world lives outside of any law that requires separation of church and state, making creationism trickier to disentangle from public school curricula.

Many countries have only recently started taking a systematic look at how the topic of evolutionary theory and biology is addressed in classrooms. Early research suggests that not only does anti-evolution instruction make its way into science classes worldwide—from the European Union to Southeast Asia—but in many regions, it also seems to be on the rise.

In some parts of the world, such as countries in northeastern Asia, evolution has had a relatively solid toehold in curricula for decades. But even in the U.K. the rise of publicly funded free schools allow alternatives to state-approved science curricula. And in some Muslim-majority countries, such as Pakistan, many teachers tell students to disregard the evolution unit entirely because the theory is incorrect.
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Re: Move over USA, other countries want some stupid too.

Post by maiforpeace » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:32 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Evolution Abroad: Creationism Evolves in Science Classrooms around the Globe

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As the familiar battles over evolution education continue to play out in U.S. state legislatures and school boards, other countries are facing very different dynamics. Much of the world lives outside of any law that requires separation of church and state, making creationism trickier to disentangle from public school curricula.

Many countries have only recently started taking a systematic look at how the topic of evolutionary theory and biology is addressed in classrooms. Early research suggests that not only does anti-evolution instruction make its way into science classes worldwide—from the European Union to Southeast Asia—but in many regions, it also seems to be on the rise.

In some parts of the world, such as countries in northeastern Asia, evolution has had a relatively solid toehold in curricula for decades. But even in the U.K. the rise of publicly funded free schools allow alternatives to state-approved science curricula. And in some Muslim-majority countries, such as Pakistan, many teachers tell students to disregard the evolution unit entirely because the theory is incorrect.
Balance of article at URL above.
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Re: Move over USA, other countries want some stupid too.

Post by Tero » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:51 pm

So it is only the snooty elite that has learned anything after Wilbeforce and Darwin's Bulldog debated late1800's.

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