Teaching Evolution

Autor/in	Bryner, Jeanna
Titel	Teaching Evolution
Quelle	In: Instructor, 115 (2005) 2, S.37-39 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-5851
Schlagwörter	Evolution; Science Teachers; Presidents; Creationism; Science Instruction; Scientific Research; Teaching Methods; Controversial Issues (Course Content) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; President; Präsident; Schöpfungstheologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Controversial issues; Kontroverse
Abstract	Eighty years after the famous 1925 Scopes "monkey trial," which tested a teacher's right to discuss the theory of evolution in the classroom, evolution--and its most recent counterview, called "intelligent design"--are in the headlines again, and just about everyone seems to have an opinion. This past July, President Bush weighed in, telling reporters in Texas that intelligent design belongs in the public school curriculum, alongside evolution. He said both ought to be taught so people can understand what the debate's about. The National Congress of Science Education (NCSE), a group of leaders from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), quickly issued a response expressing its disappointment with the President's statement: "Teachers of science should be supported in the teaching of evolution and the strong body of scientific evidence supporting it, and not pressured to present nonscientific views." In this article, the author discusses what is fueling this fiery debate and how it could affect the classroom by unpacking the facts, decoding the jargon, and talking to real teachers about their take on evolution in schools. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10