Posted on 08/05/2005 5:22:08 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
The following is a statement by Antonia Cortese, executive vice president, American Federation of Teachers, on President Bush’s Comments that ’Intelligent Design’ should be taught in the nation’s science classrooms:
President Bush’s misinformed comments on "intelligent design" signal a huge step backward for science education in the United States. The president’s endorsement of such a discredited, nonscientific view is akin to suggesting that students be taught the "alternative theory" that the earth is flat or that the sun revolves around the earth. Intelligent design does not belong in the science classroom because it is not science.
By backing concepts that lack scientific merit, President Bush is undermining his own pledge to "leave no child behind." If students are to reach higher standards, and if they are to compete effectively with their international peers, they must be exposed to high-quality curricula that are research based and that reflect the best available knowledge in any given field. In the science classroom, that necessitates the study of evolution, one of the most important, powerful, and well-substantiated concepts in science.
Intelligent design has been repudiated by every respected scientific organization in the nation, including the National Academies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Science Teachers Association. Even President Bush’s top science adviser, John H. Marburger III, has acknowledged that "evolution is the cornerstone of modern biology" and that "intelligent design is not a scientific concept." To preserve the integrity of science education, President Bush should heed this advice.
The AFT represents 1.3 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; nurses and healthcare workers; and federal, state and local government employees.
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What do we expect from someone who can't even pronounce "nuclear" correctly?
Yet another article that wrongly claims President Bush advocates teaching Intelligent Design in science classes.
President Bush simply said contrasting ideas should be taught in schools, not that Intelligent Design should be taught in the science class. The only people who want to misinterpret what he said are liberals and creationists for their own agendas.
What's notable is that this union is the less militant of the teachers' unions. The National Education Association (NEA) is more out there than the AFT.
You're damn right. The more the ignorant yahoos of religious fundamentalism are emboldened to push their mythology on the rest of us, the worse off we will all be.
Ah, yes, "the teachers". Such a credible source on this issue..
Bush stepped in a pile and he needs to clean his shoes off.
You mean it isn't pronounced nuculer?
oops meant earth revolves around the sun.
Hilarious.
You'd think these bozos would be interested in teaching kids math and how to read. But, they have time for this nonsense.
I wonder how many algebra lesson plans could have been completed in the time it took to compose this self-serving press release.
I was created by G-d and in the image of G-d. At the Great White Throne judgment all atheists and evolutionists will realize they were wrong and be forthwith consigned to the lake of fire.
And apparently you think G-d made you judge and jury. Bye-bye.
Well, it's summer, so I suspect most of 'em aren't working.
More propaganda from the leftwing, godless teachers' union. Those dummies would know design if it bit 'em on their fat butts.
I think they're also interested in teaching kids about science and the Scientific Method. Which is exactly why Intelligent Design doesn't belong in a science class, as it has nothing to do with science.
I have never seen an IDer present the testable, falsifiable hypothesis for the Theory of Intelligent Design.
No. They are interested in one thing and one thing only:
Discrediting President Bush.
Educating children is only a sideshow for the big labor John Sweeny worshipping nutjobs at the AFT.
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