Photo Challenge - 4/15
Apr 16, 2015 8:09:14 GMT -5
Post by rablissful on Apr 16, 2015 8:09:14 GMT -5
Thank God I live in New England where that is not an issue, unless you work in a religious school. I'm in the camp of "sorrynotsorry but if I have to teach creationism, or say that evolution is 'just a theory', I'm not working here".
I do have to open the unit up with "I'm not here to bash your beliefs, and you can continue to believe what you believe, but this is science class so we're going to learn science." This is fine, as long as I can teach the science.
I have had one kid answer the question of "What are two different theories on how life came about on the planet" and he answered it correctly, but then below he said "But I believe that God made life." Again, this is fine, as long as he put the correct scientific answer, which he did.
I'm glad that Neil Degrasse Tyson has been really sticking up for science education as of late. He's my hero