THE TEACHING OF Evolution & Creationism in Minnesota

From: The American Biology Teacher | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Kraemer, Karen; Moore, Randy | Copyright information

Although most biology teachers are aware of the public's strong support for the teaching of creationism, we assume that our fellow biology teachers understand the overwhelming evidence supporting evolution, and therefore share our commitment to emphasizing evolution as the foundation of biology. We also assume that our colleagues do not include creationism in their biology classes because creationism-regardless of which of the hundreds of creationism stories one would promote-is not science. ...

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