Remember to vote, America...
...before whoever did this to Jessica Alba forgets the "safety" word again:
(Colin again: http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/9/12/strong-reminders-to-vote-from-jessica-alba-and-christina-agu.html)
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Right. Deep breath. Here we go...
'Professor Michael Reiss says that if pupils have strongly-held family beliefs about creationism such ideas should be explored. Rather than dismissing creationism as a "misconception", he says it should be seen as a cultural "world view". This was more valuable than simply "banging on" about evolution, he said.'
Michael Reiss is the Director of Education at the Royal Society.
He's also a C of E minister.
More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7612152.stm
Edit: Bonus link via helice...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/one-in-10-pupils-believes-in-creationism-927099.html
And remember folks, as the late, great Bill Hicks once observed, God only put all those dinosaur bones in the ground to test your Faith. *Nods.*
(Colin again: http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/9/12/strong-reminders-to-vote-from-jessica-alba-and-christina-agu.html)
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Right. Deep breath. Here we go...
'Professor Michael Reiss says that if pupils have strongly-held family beliefs about creationism such ideas should be explored. Rather than dismissing creationism as a "misconception", he says it should be seen as a cultural "world view". This was more valuable than simply "banging on" about evolution, he said.'
Michael Reiss is the Director of Education at the Royal Society.
He's also a C of E minister.
More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7612152.stm
Edit: Bonus link via helice...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/one-in-10-pupils-believes-in-creationism-927099.html
And remember folks, as the late, great Bill Hicks once observed, God only put all those dinosaur bones in the ground to test your Faith. *Nods.*