The Tennessee Senate recently approved a bill that would allow teachers and students to debate scientific theories in the classroom - theories such as evolution and climate change to name a few. Obviously, this bill is opposed by several groups including the National Center for Science Education, the American Civil Liberties Union and 350.org.
While I completely agree with students being encouraged to think critically and question what they are taught, I think it is ridiculous to go back to they way things were in 1925! There is a reason why we don't use mercury anymore to treat every injury or spray DDT on every weed that pops up or put cocaine in our Coca Cola and none of those need to be explained because it's obvious why we don't do those things anymore! It should be just as obvious why we shouldn't pass a bill allowing teachers to teach against evolution or climate change.
To read a more eloquent perspective on this and other issues, check out David Suziki's article in the Western Star! Or, check out the links below for more about this bill:
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