What should schools teach?

pdd@gcc.cc.md.us
9 May 1996 19:07:10 EDT

>I've changed my mind.

>After reading Paul Durham's and Loren Haarsma's comments, I do see how
>young-earth arguments might be presented in an unit on origins (or
>something like that). I think I was unduly concerned about "stealth"
>agendas, school board interests and the reactions of those with strong
>beliefs. But now I think that these concerns are less important.

>I particularly liked Paul's list of what a discussion of origins
>should include and I agree 100%. I do hope that those objectives
>could be achieved in a public school.

>Regards, Tim Ikeda (timi@mendel.berkeley.edu)

Loren wanted to develop a concensus on this issue. Maybe this is the
blind-pig theory in action!

Paul