https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/01/11/florida-evolution-could-be-com/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/01/11/florida-evolution-could-be-com/#comment-2767 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:51:40 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/01/11/florida-evolution-could-be-com/#comment-2767 The clue is that “50 educators met.. on new science standards”. Educators are paid to tow the party line and teach what they are mandated to teach. This does not portend to a balanced, impartial assessment. It is called “job security”, akin to the fox tending the hen house.How can Daigle make a case for shortchanging students when the revised standards would give them a better understanding of an important contemporary controversy that would only provide them with a real lfe learning experience and the luxury of being a participant.

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