Science Curriculum up for debate

I read this article on Austin American Statesman this morning about how now Texas is joining in on the debate of whether Creationism is Science. Several other states have had huge debates regarding this issue and it isn’t pretty. The gloves have come off and its scientific fact against religious groups. Many schools are having this issue because these religious groups do not want their kids learning about evolution. They want the bible’s creation stories but into the books and not evolution. This is an issue that has gone on for many years. I graduated high school eleven years ago and it too was a heated topic in my school. I can’t believe that after all these years and it being in the constitution to separate church and state ie. School, that we are still having this argument. Don’t get me wrong I do believe in God. But as I take more and more college science courses the more I see facts of evolution. It is a difficult issue to come to terms with. But when it comes to teaching our kids; they need to know what has been scientifically proven, to be on the same educational level as everyone else. In the article a college campus in the Dallas area was trying to give a master’s degree in science on creationism. It was ruled that Creationism is on the religious side than science. I am so happy that the judge ruled that way, because why should we give a master degree out in science, if the only course studied are from the bible. There isn’t really a way to prove God’s creating the Earth in seven days scientifically. And how does that compare to a master’s in Biology? I feel that if parents have concerns and what not that we should make sure that they are involved. I can’t stand when a parent is so close minded and judgmental about their child’s education but they refuse to take the time and effort to learn more about what is going on in their child’s life educationally. How is a kid that graduates high school in Texas going to hold up in a Harvard biology class?

Reponse to a classmate's blog.

This posting is in response to a classmate’s blog regarding the death penalty. This blog can be viewed at A Citizen's Thoughts Blog.


I really agree that we should keep the death penalty in Texas. You pointed out that we have only used the death penalty around 400 times since 1976, which I also agree that we have not overused it. Most inmates spend several years on death row before they are ever excuted. They are given several chances for appeals and even have the chance to have new DNA technology introduced when thier cases are reopened after several decades. Great job on your blog.