Comments on: Scientists win place for evolution in primary schools

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:50 +0000

Thank you Phyllis, I quite agree that the creationist push for education reform is terrifying. I have limited information but remembered an interview on Radio 4 with a woman who helped to design the new curriculum: it was her who said that evolution was already covered. She did say at the time that she agreed that it should have a greater emphasis and a section of its own which I totally support: she also said that they were in the process at the time of including it which pleased me greatly.

I did not hear any media coverage of creationists rubbishing the British curriculum, but maybe I missed that.

Certainly I do not believe that science lessons should have any elements of the creationist perspective as it is not science.

However, I know that zealots get more stubborn when cornered. Maybe I am just worried about that.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:10:19 +0000

Nooooo! Don’t teach the little people! They will take over the world, I swear it!

By: chris

chris — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:22:24 +0000

Now if we can only get this logic to infect more of the US.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:50:05 +0000

How come apes got left behind? I reckon we’re aliens. Just a thought…!

By: Nopke

Nopke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:11 +0000

4 year olds? Ehehe … they don’t even know half of the time how kids come on this planet .. My little cousin of 5 is very intrigued by the human body … watches a dvd on that topic over and over again .. even though it is above his level (difficult words etc). In his spare time. He probably watched a dvd on evolution not with that much fun yet. He is not done yet with the humans .. I wonder how they will bring evolution to those young ones. If it has nothing to do with themselves it will half of the time not really trigger something inside of themselves. I also wonder how much they will remember from things back then like this type of lessons if they can not reuse it in daily life.

But hey .. there’s lots of stuff on schools which leads to wondeing about the same system.

Some prefer to think forward, not backward.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:43 +0000

well, that’s half the battle – now can they get ‘religious education’ out of schools? – an oxymoron if ever I heard one.

By: JayKay

JayKay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:12:34 +0000

Oh yeh – Letterman!

By: JayKay

JayKay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:12:16 +0000

Somehow the gorilla seems familiar..?

By: JayKay

JayKay — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:50 +0000

What century we living in?! Jeezo.

By: Nadia

Nadia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:48:07 +0000

Great news! Even if there are people who don’t agree with it, there isn’t any harm in learning – just like with R.E. lessons!