I see in the news today that the Kansas State Board of Education "approved new science standards for teachers in public schools Tuesday that question Charles Darwin's teachings on evolution and hand a victory to advocates of "intelligent design." (That quote is from a USA Today article on the decision because, as of this writing, there's nothing about the decision on either the Kansas Board of Education site, nor the Kansas Dept. of Education site.)
I recently attended the annual conference of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), where the "Intelligent Design" issue was (as you might imagine) a hot topic. While I was there, I got to thinking... Actually, I do think the issues raised by the "Intelligent Design" debate are important and do deserve to be discussed in school -- but not in science class.
I think this debate would be perfect for social studies class. Really, it's not about science. It's about influences on society...
