Sunday, March 09, 2008

Evolution Scare Tactics Undermine Florida's Quest For Excellence

Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio cares so much about Florida's education standards the second of his "100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future" was creating a "world class" curriculum for our students.

Rubio never specifically defined what he meant in saying world class. But since the speaker began pushing lawmakers to continue the battle over teaching evolution in public schools, now we know.

In Rubio's world, apparently world-class curriculum standards means undermining and ignoring the top-flight educators and scientists who spent months crafting and reviewing the guidelines to create a rigorous and appropriate science curriculum that would bring Florida's education into the 21st Century.

And it means allowing science teachers to infuse science curriculum with religion - with the state's endorsement and protection.

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See also:

Storms Tries To Put Evolution Up For Vote

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - amen to that!