Creeping Creationism Council of State Science Supervisors March 26, 2003, NSTA Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. National Center for Science Education, Inc Oakland, CA www.NCSEWeb.org
Jan 14, 2016
Creeping Creationism
Council of State Science Supervisors
March 26, 2003, NSTA
Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.
National Center for Science Education, Inc
Oakland, CA
www.NCSEWeb.org
TX MI
PA WA
SC GA
NE OH
IL WV
WI OK
MS AL
January- March, 2003 Flareups”
OK: HB 1504
MS: HB 1397
KS: SB 168
TX: HB 1172, HB 1447
January- March, 2003 Antievolution legislation
http://www.ncseweb.org
http://www.ncseweb.org
“Pillars of Creationism”
Evolution is a “theory in crisis”
It’s only “fair” to teach creationism with evolution (Equity)
Evolution and religion are incompatible
Edwards v. Aguillard, 1987
Teaching a variety of scientific theories about humankind to schoolchildren might be validly done with the clear secular intent of enhancing the effectiveness of science instruction.
Edwards v. Aguillard, 1987
“already possess” a “flexibility...to supplant the present science curriculum with the presentation of theories, besides evolution, about the origin of life” (p. 8) Justice Brennan
Edwards v. Aguillard, 1987
(teachers are free to teach…)
…any and all scientific theories [about the origin of humankind.]
Justice Brennan
Georgia HB 391, 2001
“to present and critique any and all scientific theories” about “the origins of life and living things, including the origins of humankind.”
Kanawha County, WV, 1999
Be it resolved by the Kanawha County Board of Education that all teachers are hereby advised that they may teach any and all subjects and theories in their respective subject areas, including but not limited to, theories for and against the theory of evolution, so long as the following criteria are observed: