SF New Mexican:
Bill protects ‘controversial science’ teaching. “The measure (SB433) ‘just asks that if there’s a controversial scientific theory being presented, that a teacher can’t be reprimanded or fired or downgraded or any way harmed if the teacher happens to mention that there are other theories of controversial scientific nature, to include biological evolution, human cloning, global warming, you name a dozen different things.’” My italics. Hopefully the legal definition of what constitutes a ‘mention’ doesn’t include “If you mention Darwin one more time, you’ll burn in hell, kid.”
Once again, ‘teaching the controversy’ isn’t for children. Controversy for scholars. Currently-accepted theories trickle down to youth, after being fought over in the peer-reviewed journals and institutions of higher learning. Hard enough to get kids to remember one concept these days.
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I’ve found that suggesting we also “teach the controversy” regarding pedophilia by asking a representative from NAMBLA to speak during sex-ed week tends to shut down this kind of thinking rather quickly....