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Why Creationists Seek to Influence Texas Schoolbook Purchases

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Dark_Falcon1/07/2010 6:33:27 pm PST

re: #12 freetoken

Ok, so now let’s take it to the next step.

Say in the near future we are in a no-dead-tree school class, say a jr. high biology class, and the subject of the day is evolution. After the class, the teacher assigns homework for each student to go on the internet and find 5 websites that have something to do with Darwin.

So next day, smiling Jane comes in to class and when asked, pulls out a link to AiG, saying her parents recommended it to her. What is the teach to do?

1) tell her that the material in AiG is a fantasy and literal creationism is blatantly false, and give her an F on the assignment;
2) tell her that the material at AiG is misleading and not the best of sources, and give her a C;
3) smile at her and say “that’s nice” and move on as quickly as possible.

Because, if the recent case in Southern California is any indication, if the teacher takes track #1 then that teacher will be in trouble, even though the response in #1 is indeed the best and most accurate.

i myself would go with #2, simply to avoid a hassle. What happened in California?