However, it also leaves any teacher who tries to teach evolution
in an anti-evolutionary school district high and dry when the
torch-and-pitchfork bearing mobs come for them.  Okay, so it may not be
that dramatic, but you can bet that at least some of the districts,
especially the ultra-conservatives in the western part of the state, will
try it.  This is, after all, the home of the populist movement.  They
don't have a lot of use for "book-learnin'" out there.
        S
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"Improve your argument, do not raise your voice."
                                                        Archbishop Desmond Tutu


On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Bob Martino wrote:

While I hope to not generate too much off-topic discussion, I would like to
point out that this whole flap is (as often seems to be the case) the
result of the media slanting their coverage of an issue.

The only thing that Kansas has said is that knowledge of evolution is not
required for its standardized tests.  Any school system or individual
teacher is free to teach as much evolution as it/he/she wants.  The only
thing Kansas is saying is that the students will not be tested on evolution
OUTSIDE their individual classes.

Another tempest in a teapot, if you ask me (and nobody did).  :)


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Assistant Director                     but night has clouded over
Perkins Observatory                    no spark of constellation
                                       no Vela no Orion."
http://www.perkins-observatory.org                     -Enya

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