Well, it appears that someone finally figured out that banning something would only make people more curious about it; too bad they didn't think about that before suggesting it. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, as the saying goes. The assistance from Jimmy C. probably helped move the wheels along.
Kathy Cox backs down on evolution in Georgia schools
I posted on her attempt to remove the term from Georgia textbooks here.
7:47pm addendum: Carl Zimmer weighed in as well. I heard him on NPR tonight. Fascinating stuff on the way ancient philosophers and scientists viewed the brain's functions.
Kathy Cox backs down on evolution in Georgia schools
I posted on her attempt to remove the term from Georgia textbooks here.
7:47pm addendum: Carl Zimmer weighed in as well. I heard him on NPR tonight. Fascinating stuff on the way ancient philosophers and scientists viewed the brain's functions.
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However, disappointingly, I read a little more about her, and rumor has it that she's something of a neo-Prohibitionist, so her heart wasn't exactly in a scientifically-enlightened place, from what I understand, or if it was, she apparently doesn't exactly have the track record to back it up.
I think any time you limit the options because you think the people you are teaching are too stupid to make their own decisions you are treading onto very thin ice! Though I suppose we still do it with the electoral college!