Evolution and history compulsory2. Comment #433441 by InYourFaceNewYorker on November 20, 2009 at 1:07 pm
3. Comment #433454 by phasmagigas on November 20, 2009 at 1:31 pm
4. Comment #433457 by Ivan The Not So Bad on November 20, 2009 at 1:40 pm
5. Comment #433463 by Peacebeuponme on November 20, 2009 at 1:52 pm
IvanFaith schools...will be able to teach evolution in a context that reflects the school's (religious) ethosWhat are the teachers going to do? Wink at the children while they recite evolutionary text in a sarcastic fashion, perhaps? Cross their fingers behind their backs?
6. Comment #433483 by Sandra S on November 20, 2009 at 2:48 pm
5. Comment #433463 by Peacebeuponme7. Comment #433500 by rod-the-farmer on November 20, 2009 at 3:32 pm
8. Comment #433509 by mixmastergaz on November 20, 2009 at 3:52 pm
9. Comment #433524 by DocWebster on November 20, 2009 at 4:38 pm
10. Comment #433536 by mitch_486 on November 20, 2009 at 5:08 pm
11. Comment #433564 by godlezz on November 20, 2009 at 6:22 pm
About time! Another step in Reason...12. Comment #433572 by sillygirl on November 20, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I wonder what will be sacrificed in order to include actual education in the curriculum. I'm betting that religious studies is not being removed.13. Comment #433587 by twistedgizzard on November 20, 2009 at 8:06 pm
14. Comment #433588 by Gruff Mckenzie on November 20, 2009 at 8:14 pm
15. Comment #433589 by twistedgizzard on November 20, 2009 at 8:25 pm
16. Comment #433592 by esuther on November 20, 2009 at 8:40 pm
I would greatly appreciate any tips on how to present the information in a way that engages such an easily distracted mind
17. Comment #433604 by prolibertas on November 20, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Dan- 'I would greatly appreciate any tips on how to present the information in a way that engages such an easily distracted mind :)'18. Comment #433606 by hiraethog on November 20, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Comment 433592 by Esuther: 'big scary old dinosaurs evolved into lots of nifty smaller things, like chameleons and birds.'19. Comment #433610 by Gruff Mckenzie on November 20, 2009 at 10:46 pm
20. Comment #433611 by Kiwi on November 20, 2009 at 10:52 pm
"Faith schools (currently well over a third of state funded primary schools and rising), will be able to teach evolution in a context that reflects the school's (religious) ethos after taking into account the views of the school's (religious) governors"21. Comment #433616 by The Hogfather on November 21, 2009 at 12:01 am
22. Comment #433617 by Border Collie on November 21, 2009 at 12:10 am
23. Comment #433638 by The_Intangible_Fancy on November 21, 2009 at 5:06 am
@twistedgizzard24. Comment #433645 by retep57 on November 21, 2009 at 6:20 am
25. Comment #433650 by blakjack on November 21, 2009 at 8:14 am
26. Comment #433652 by russkid on November 21, 2009 at 8:39 am
I vote ditching the history and evolution in favor of somthing like: mechanics, construction, marketing, buisness, communications, computers ect ... things with some shred of practical application. Get rid of all of the esoteric crap and teach applied general education.27. Comment #433672 by Tritovore on November 21, 2009 at 12:36 pm
russkid: While I sympathise with your view that we should teach (or in my case, I suppose, be taught) topics such as the ones you describe, I still think it is vital to teach people such subjects as evolution and history. After all, should history be ditched from the curriculum tomorrow, I am pretty confident that we'd see an overall and massive drop a few years later on of people trying to take up careers as historians. And while that may not seem like a terrible thing to some (especially people who couldn't stand their History lessons at school) I think it would be a great shame. Surely we ought, as a species in general, to remember the past and not make the same mistakes we did last time (think the rise of the Nazis and the current parallel in the UK of the BNP)?28. Comment #433686 by bendigeidfran on November 21, 2009 at 1:40 pm
29. Comment #433708 by Quetzalcoatl on November 21, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Give the kids some skills or at least introduction to areas of the world where jobs exist and careers can be made. Stop wasting their time with subjects that might be true of the world or even interesting but absolutely useless when it comes to applying for a job.
30. Comment #433735 by russkid on November 21, 2009 at 5:52 pm
What, for the record, is your stance on teaching science subjects such as Biology and Chemistry, which are surely useful for anyone wanting to follow a career as a Biologist or Chemist?
31. Comment #434004 by Border Collie on November 23, 2009 at 12:06 am
32. Comment #434386 by Alternative Carpark on November 24, 2009 at 2:49 am
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