Jack Krebs
Jack Krebs
advancing allowing board bypass minority religious school scientific treading
They (state school board members) are allowing the intelligent-design minority to bypass the scientific community. While not specifically mentioning religious concepts, it's advancing a sectarian religious view. They're treading on some constitutional grounds here.
bring classroom door open point standards teachers
What this does is open the door for teachers to bring creationist arguments into the classroom and point to the standards and say it's OK.
atheism beginning clear created fight science showcase stand straw trying
It's clear from the beginning that this is not a real science discussion. This is a showcase for intelligent design. They have created a straw man. They are trying to make science stand for atheism so they can fight atheism.
bring discussion given green issues light plenty prepared science state teachers throughout
They've given a green light to any creationist throughout the state to bring these issues into the classroom. Science teachers are not prepared for that discussion and don't want it, because they've got plenty of science to teach.
criticisms found literature standards teaching
All the arguments inserted in the standards are only found in the literature of intelligent design. Teaching the criticisms is teaching ID.