Science Under Attack In Ohio
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:58 pm
To the Ohio School Board Members
* Ohio School Board Member Virgil Brown
* Ohio School Board Member Rev. Michael Cochran
* Ohio School Board Member Jim Craig
* Ohio School Board Member Colleen Grady
* Ohio School Board Member Steve Millett
* Ohio School Board Member Eric Okerson
* Ohio School Board Member Deborah Owens-Fink
* Ohio School Board Member Emerson Ross
* Ohio School Board Member Sue Westendorf
The religious right’s assault on science is once again targeting classrooms in Ohio.
On Monday, the Ohio Board of Education will hold its first fall meeting. Creationists on the board are hoping to introduce a Controversial Issues Template, which would not only allow for the teaching of intelligent design in science classrooms, but demand that teachers question global warming and highlight the religious right’s opposition to stem cell research.
Take action now and demand that Ohio board members put our children’s science education above the agenda of the religious right and vote this proposal down.
By putting religious ideology above sound science, calling into question the unmatched scientific consensus supporting the theory of evolution and questioning the validity of global warming and stem cell research, this proposal shows deep disregard not only for the scientific integrity of our school systems, but ultimately for the future of Ohio's children.
Discussions about the many sides of issues are important, and various philosophical and spiritual viewpoints should be honored - but not in the context of a public school science classroom.
Our nation's future rests in the hands of our children. As American students continue to fall behind the rest of the world in math and science, the last thing we should be doing is denying them an education based on the best available scientific knowledge and methodology. Our children need science classes that teach science, not religious ideology, as they prepare for the challenges of a new century.
* Ohio School Board Member Virgil Brown
* Ohio School Board Member Rev. Michael Cochran
* Ohio School Board Member Jim Craig
* Ohio School Board Member Colleen Grady
* Ohio School Board Member Steve Millett
* Ohio School Board Member Eric Okerson
* Ohio School Board Member Deborah Owens-Fink
* Ohio School Board Member Emerson Ross
* Ohio School Board Member Sue Westendorf
The religious right’s assault on science is once again targeting classrooms in Ohio.
On Monday, the Ohio Board of Education will hold its first fall meeting. Creationists on the board are hoping to introduce a Controversial Issues Template, which would not only allow for the teaching of intelligent design in science classrooms, but demand that teachers question global warming and highlight the religious right’s opposition to stem cell research.
Take action now and demand that Ohio board members put our children’s science education above the agenda of the religious right and vote this proposal down.
By putting religious ideology above sound science, calling into question the unmatched scientific consensus supporting the theory of evolution and questioning the validity of global warming and stem cell research, this proposal shows deep disregard not only for the scientific integrity of our school systems, but ultimately for the future of Ohio's children.
Discussions about the many sides of issues are important, and various philosophical and spiritual viewpoints should be honored - but not in the context of a public school science classroom.
Our nation's future rests in the hands of our children. As American students continue to fall behind the rest of the world in math and science, the last thing we should be doing is denying them an education based on the best available scientific knowledge and methodology. Our children need science classes that teach science, not religious ideology, as they prepare for the challenges of a new century.