Teachers Struggle To Teach Evolution
There has been a lot of news recently on topics that affect us. I have been short on blogging time the last few days, so I am posting a small amount of information regarding a couple of the articles (this post and the previous post). I am giving all you readers the go-ahead to discuss the topics at will. Feel free to provide any other relevant links.
Gregg100 sent a link to this excellent article. It is fascinating and worth reading from beginning to end. The article describes the difficulties of high school Biology teachers when it comes time to introduce evolution to their class.
Teachers feel nervous and hesitant. Many of them avoid using the word, “evolution,” altogether. Most of the teachers have a very low-level knowledge of evolution, as it is only a small part of all they teach. Some don’t know how to answer the questions of the more savvy Christian students who have prepared to disarm the teacher with all kinds of talking points and questions they know the teacher doesn’t have the answer to.
In the article, one Christian student describes his battle plan, which is to “say as much about God as I can in school, even if the teachers can’t.” You can imagine how disruptive a determined student can be and how difficult one could make it to get the course material across to students. In fact, some teachers skip the evolution section altogether.
I think you’ll enjoy the article, so click on the link above, get a good read, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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April 2nd, 2006 @ 10:42 am
The only science teacher I remember was Mr. W back in 8th grade. He was actually an assistant principal but took on additional duties because our school lacked qualified teachers. Anyway I loved his teaching style. He made science interesting. Unfortunately I don’t remember much about evolution. But I’ll always remember the disclaimer he used prior to discussing the topic though. The class was probably 99% Catholic so I understood why he had to tread carefully on the subject. But at least he tackled it. I understand why some science teachers would skip the subject altogether. The reasons are silly but I understand But if I had kids I’d probably go out of my way to meet their science teacher to make sure that he/she understands evolution and isn’t afraid to teach it. We gotta get to the kids early and that’s one of the main reasons I support this site. But man it’s great to see more criticism of religion in our culture. I absolutely love it!
April 2nd, 2006 @ 11:33 am
Teachers are at the front of the battle-ground, so they’d better be prepared. I think it’s so important for parents to be involved with their kids’ ciriculum, but be aware that the theological and religious beliefs should be taught at their respective churches and not in public school.
I grew up in Utah and attended public school up through ‘86. We covered evolution in class and there weren’t any religious grandstandings or interruptions. Ironic to me that I did so well in biology but turned into an English/Literature major…
It’s been a while since I’ve been on this site. I really enjoy your writing and the great commentary here.
Be well.
April 2nd, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
Back to square one NO FAIRY TALES IN SCHOOL . NONE