Evolution and climate change already at issue in new Utah school science standards that haven’t been written yet. The Utah Board of Education launched a review on Thursday, which could result in updates to the content taught to elementary and high school students.
Hot-button issues of evolution and climate change boiled to the surface Thursday as the state Board of Education took up the question of updating science-related instructional standards for many Utah students.
Since when did established scientific facts become hot-button issues?
After months of pleading by the state’s science educators, the school board voted Thursday afternoon to begin a review — and potential update — to those science-related content standards for elementary and high school grade levels.
The board last approved new middle school science standards in 2015, with an added emphasis on engineering and hands-on learning. But what is taught for grades kindergarten through five, and nine through twelve was unaffected by that change, and those guidelines remain between seven and 15 years old.
“I believe our students should be exposed to the most current and up-to-date facts,” said board member Kathleen Riebe. “We need to stay relevant in our education. Our kids are learning things almost faster than we are.”
But Thursday’s debate resurfaced many of the same concerns that delayed adoption of the 2015 standards, which were criticized as promoting liberal and secular viewpoints on climate change and evolution.
After months of pleading by the state’s science educators, the school board voted Thursday afternoon to begin a review — and potential update — to those science-related content standards for elementary and high school grade levels.
The board last approved new middle school science standards in 2015, with an added emphasis on engineering and hands-on learning. But what is taught for grades kindergarten through five, and nine through twelve was unaffected by that change, and those guidelines remain between seven and 15 years old.
“I believe our students should be exposed to the most current and up-to-date facts,” said board member Kathleen Riebe. “We need to stay relevant in our education. Our kids are learning things almost faster than we are.”
But Thursday’s debate resurfaced many of the same concerns that delayed adoption of the 2015 standards, which were criticized as promoting liberal and secular viewpoints on climate change and evolution.
Evolution is a scientific idea. Only morons call evolution a "liberal and secular viewpoint". Same thing for human caused global warming. Scientific facts are not viewpoints. These facts have nothing to do with the words "liberal and secular".
School board vice-chairwoman Alisa Ellis said she had little faith that staff would conduct an objective review of Utah’s science standards. The end result, Ellis speculated, would be a push to extend national trends into elementary and high school classrooms.
School board vice-chairwoman Alisa Ellis insults science teachers and scientists. America's school boards are infested with uneducated morons like Alisa Ellis.
"These national science standards, they have little to do with science and a lot to do with what is politically expedient,” she said. “There’s a heavy emphasis on global warming. There’s a heavy emphasis on evolution as a fact and not a theory.”
"These national science standards, they have little to do with science and a lot to do with what is politically expedient,” she said. “There’s a heavy emphasis on global warming. There’s a heavy emphasis on evolution as a fact and not a theory.”
It's interesting that evolution deniers are almost aways global warming deniers. There is a lot of extreme stupid in Idiot America.
The fucktard doesn't know what a scientific theory is. She doesn't even know what science is. She is not qualified to say anything about science curriculums.
And board member Lisa Cummins encouraged her colleagues to be aware of information that is taught to children “contrary to beliefs.”
And board member Lisa Cummins encouraged her colleagues to be aware of information that is taught to children “contrary to beliefs.”
Lisa Cummins, should we throw out all of science to accommodate your childish fantasies. What a stupid fucking asshole.
“I am not in favor of furthering an agenda,” Cummins said, “but maybe just teaching theory and letting both sides of the argument come out — whether it‘s intelligent design or the Darwin origin.”
Commins wants to force biology teachers to give equal time to "The Magic Man Did It" fantasy. Drop dead retard. The idiot calls evolution "Darwin origin". The stupid, it burns. And she calls magical creationism "intelligent design". "Duh, duh, my fantasies are intelligent, duh."
The initial draft for 2015’s middle school update was largely based on the Next Generation Science Standards, a series of educational benchmarks developed by a consortium of national experts. Public review and feedback led to multiple revisions before the school board approved a final version.
“I am not in favor of furthering an agenda,” Cummins said, “but maybe just teaching theory and letting both sides of the argument come out — whether it‘s intelligent design or the Darwin origin.”
Commins wants to force biology teachers to give equal time to "The Magic Man Did It" fantasy. Drop dead retard. The idiot calls evolution "Darwin origin". The stupid, it burns. And she calls magical creationism "intelligent design". "Duh, duh, my fantasies are intelligent, duh."
The initial draft for 2015’s middle school update was largely based on the Next Generation Science Standards, a series of educational benchmarks developed by a consortium of national experts. Public review and feedback led to multiple revisions before the school board approved a final version.
Why does something that's probably perfect require multiple revisions? The problem in America is school boards are not qualified to make decisions about science curriculums. It's a problem that needs to be fixed but it will never be fixed. These stupid assholes will keep dumbing down science education until the end of time.
Despite those revisions, four board members opposed adopting the middle school standards. And then-member Stan Lockhart attempted to attach introductory language stating that students are taught scientific theories and not proven facts.
Despite those revisions, four board members opposed adopting the middle school standards. And then-member Stan Lockhart attempted to attach introductory language stating that students are taught scientific theories and not proven facts.
Another stupid asshole doesn't know what a scientific theory is and doesn't know evolution is the strongest fact of science. The stupidity in America is overwhelming.
The American fucktards who want to dumb down the teaching of evolution should know the Muslim terrorists are on their side.
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