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I find this thread pretty interesting. I think every state has their moments with the education system. In fact, in Indiana there was a bill passed that said Pi was exactly 3. Texas actually has a very good education system on the relative scale of the country. The answer is due to oil money - they're pretty well funded. In fact, Texas actually has one of the only Schools of Evolutionary Psychology - which is very good at that.
I'm a scientist so I know how you feel about the creationism/evolution argument. However, if the teachers actually taught both sides of the argument with a blank face - it would be fantastic. You're giving the children the information they to make that decision for themselves without injecting your own opinion. To change gears a little bit, I've done fairly extensive research into the creationism/evolution issue in the education system. So far, I haven't found any evidence that says people are teaching creationism in school. I went to a catholic school and my teacher basically said creationism was garbage. The fact of the matter is creationism doesn't fit nearly any of the scientific facts we know about the origins of the universe. Evolution doesn't explain everything about the origin of the universe and has some key details missing.
In the end, it doesn't matter either way. An amendment passing like this won't affect the education system in the slightest. This is one isolated example of crap like this happening. The bill in Indiana passing did nothing because every math/science teacher knows that Pi is a non-terminating number. The heavy boots example has no affect on the rest of the education system either. These are all isolated incidents that make next to no difference when you apply abstract reasoning. The problem is in the details, and I agree that it's definitely a problem. But in the end, what can we do about it?
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