12 Florida Schools Pass Anti-Evolution Resolutions

Several sources are reporting that twelve school districts in Florida have passed resolutions against the teaching of evolution. Out of all the arguments, however, one administrator seems to have gotten it right: "Then, the final speaker, Lisa Dizengoff, director of science curriculum at Pembroke Pines Charter School's east campus, angrily reminded the crowd that after all the carping over evolution, no one had gotten around to addressing the state's lackadaisical, last-century approach to science education. 'All I heard was this argument about evolution,' she said, disgusted that so many other problems had been preempted by a single controversy. 'The kids lost out again.''"

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A perfect argument for school vouchers

[compumike]

If people weren't forced into a single public school system, competing schools could emerge and fill the need for a competent education system. However, as it is, everyone is forced to pay into the failing public system. With vouchers, at least, they could take those education dollars and go elsewhere. And yes, I realize that this is not an easy step to take -- emerging competing schools would require lots of investment. But the point of a free market for just about anything is that people with different needs can find (or create!) different solutions.

Schools aren't like sewers -- there are no physical requirements that there be only one system.

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Re:Opposed to facts

[blzabub]

wrongo. I'm not sure what side of the debate you are on here,you may be on my side, but this is another common fallacy. Evolution is not a fact. Evolution is a scientific theory. Well vetted, mature scientific theories like evolution are more powerful than facts because they explain tens of thousands of observable facts and allow for predictions. Those predictions can be tested and those tests either reinforce or weaken the theory. Evolution as a theory is still discussed and tweaked when new studies are published, but the general tenets of the theory are no longer debated amongst scientists.

Re:What really sucks is, this isn't really religio

[tm2b]

when you look at most religious people and the only way you can tell they have religion is their loud harping on evolution and abortion and hatred of homosexuals, atheists, and people who don't share their faith?

Come, now. It's not fair to judge 20-30 good apples on the basis of 70-80 bad apples.