tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post6354807519838606243..comments2024-02-10T05:13:50.322-05:00Comments on Ecographica: The Views of Biology Teachers towards Teaching EvolutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-32629843942932685692013-11-30T00:50:29.751-05:002013-11-30T00:50:29.751-05:00i can relatei can relateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-46418038553605435172010-04-03T12:09:08.041-04:002010-04-03T12:09:08.041-04:00I'm convinced that for us to not go completely...I'm convinced that for us to not go completely insane under the never ending scrutiny of the religious eye, we should breed extensively and found our own schools where education will be much more balanced and realistic.God is Pretendhttp://www.godispretend.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-37209384149227616692010-03-31T13:03:09.019-04:002010-03-31T13:03:09.019-04:00That's what I would expect. Those that are act...That's what I would expect. Those that are actually teaching the fundamentals of biology get it. Silver lining....Gekniticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537430595449285645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-11617468523337066192010-03-31T07:08:53.286-04:002010-03-31T07:08:53.286-04:00Geknitics,
Unfortunately the article doesn’t cla...Geknitics, <br /><br />Unfortunately the article doesn’t clarify whether or not there’s a correlation between the ‘biology without evolution’ group and the ‘young earthers’, but I’d be surprised if there wasn’t some overlap.<br /><br />The article does break down the survey by grade levels.<br /><br />Some examples (elementary%, middle school%, high school%):<br /><br />Agree that evolution is a central principle in biology 51% 67% 85%<br /><br />Feel that one does not need to understand evolution in order to <br />understand biology 42% 40% 21%<br /><br />Feel that those who believe in God do not accept evolution 27% 22% 5%<br /><br />Feel that creationists are more moral than noncreationists 9% 3% 2%<br /><br />Agree that the Earth is at least 4 billion years old 61% 85% 94%<br /><br /><br />Looks like improvement with increasing grade level…<br /><br />Thanks!Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947292290232739954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-45523898435177222672010-03-31T06:51:52.762-04:002010-03-31T06:51:52.762-04:00darwinsdog,
I grasp your point and in a sense agre...darwinsdog,<br />I grasp your point and in a sense agree, but why should the teaching of evolution be any different than teaching other aspects of biology or for that matter math or writing? If a teacher doesn’t know a certain subject area there should be some sort of push by the administrators (and themselves) to get that teacher up to speed. In the event of lacking administrative support perhaps it would be best if the teacher ‘paints in broad strokes’ and explains the basic tenants of an idea? <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947292290232739954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-30727720351242475282010-03-30T16:12:52.888-04:002010-03-30T16:12:52.888-04:00Regarding that 17%: Nothing in biology makes sense...Regarding that 17%: Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. - Theodosius Dobzhansky<br /><br />Maybe we should be relieved that is it so low? I'm curious if they're the same 17% in the next statement, or if you add the two together you get the 34% following. My sense is that those questions are picking up a lot of the same teachers. And I wonder about the breakdown by grade level. Are elementary teachers more likely to hold those beliefs than high school teachers, for example?Gekniticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537430595449285645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571612235074696770.post-1230688210343998652010-03-30T11:07:12.390-04:002010-03-30T11:07:12.390-04:00I have taught biology from the middle school to co...I have taught biology from the middle school to college undergrad level, altho I no longer teach. Many biology teachers I have known don't know very much biology. Many were phys-ed majors who were placed in biology classrooms to give them a job during the instructional day, while their real job was coaching sports after school. To expect such people to teach evolutionary biology in any sort of cogent way is unrealistic. Perhaps it is better to have such teachers skip the teaching of evolution rather than have them distort the concept beyond all recognition to an actual biologist.darwinsdognoreply@blogger.com