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  1. HUMPHRIES

    HUMPHRIESGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Unfortunatelly too many schools cut back on anything but the football program.

  2. Anthony 2816

    Anthony 2816Genius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Maybe they should just give in and replace the science classes with Christian mythology classes.

    That’s what most American parents seem to want.

  3. HUMPHRIES

    HUMPHRIESGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Anthony 2816, Let’s change “most American parents” to “a lot of LOUD American parents”, OK.

  4. motivemagus

    motivemagus said, 9 months ago

    On Darwin’s 200th birthday, only 39% of Americans claim to believe in evolution, 25% do not believe, and 36% have no opinion. That puts us lower than pretty much every European country (except Turkey) and Japan.
    The more educated you are, the more likely you are to believe in evolution; the more you attend church (“religiosity,” not the same as being religious, mind!), the less likely.
    For actual scientists – especially biologists – the percentage believing in evolution is over 99%.
    (http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx)
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060810-evolution.html

  5. claudermilk

    claudermilk said, 9 months ago

    bcs: just shows the sad shape our education system is truly in.

  6. cdward

    cdward said, 8 months ago

    Maybe if we got rid of interscholastic sports altogether and focussed on educating kids rather than instilling a “beat the other guy” attitude, we’d be better off.

  7. fennec

    fennec said, 8 months ago

    cd, interesting idea, but it’ll never go anywhere. I remember the first year I was teaching in college, a colleague was told that if she didn’t give the football team members at least a C she was going to have a hard time getting tenure. I’m not sure it’s any better nowadays.

  8. oldlegodad

    oldlegodadGenius_badge said, 8 months ago

    Franklin VA HS only requires a 1.75 GPA to play. Most schools require a unattainable (to Franklin) 2.0. Pathetic.

  9. HUMPHRIES

    HUMPHRIESGenius_badge said, 8 months ago

    oldie, not surprised. It’s in the vicinity of where MIchael Vick came from.

  10. cdward

    cdward said, 8 months ago

    fennec, I know. Used to teach myself. One year the school budget failed, so they had to do a second vote – the school district said it would have to cancel interscholastic sports if it went to a contingency budget. The same budget passed overwhelmingly. But I can still dream.

  11. DHLEAKY

    DHLEAKYGenius_badge said, 8 months ago

    motivemagus, Good one.
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    AAAAND does that tell us anything about why the Republican base does not want the Obama education plan to become law? Ignorance in the citizen is the lap dog of control. The Repub problem is, the citizenry becomes very smart and powerful when they have a leader that does not drool, and sneer, but has real ideas, and treats them as equals, even those who are incapable of recognizing their own ignorance.

  12. deadheadzan

    deadheadzanGenius_badge said, 8 months ago

    DH Leakey-Bravo on your comment it says it all.

  13. Brainiak

    Brainiak said, 8 months ago

    DON’T SEEM TO HAVE ANY TROUBLE LOADING UP ON THOSE NEW ERA HISTORY BOOKS HOWEVER….

  14. HUMPHRIES

    HUMPHRIESGenius_badge said, 8 months ago

    The denser a person, the more they want it known.

  15. wbr

    wbr said, 8 months ago

    education system is great otherwise USA would elect some who just is an empty suit