Saturday, February 23, 2013

Insist That People Coexisted With Dinosaurs…and Get an A in Science Class!

In biology class, public school students can't generally argue that dinosaurs and people ran around Earth at the same time, at least not without risking a big fat F. But that could soon change for kids in Oklahoma: On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Common Education committee is expected to consider a House bill that would forbid teachers from penalizing students who turn in papers attempting to debunk almost universally accepted scientific theories such as biological evolution and anthropogenic (human-driven) climate change.

MORE: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/02/oklahoma-hr1674-science-evolution-climate-change