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garinda · 28-11-2011, 21:19

On a similar-ish subject, regarding bias in education, yesterday I read a report in the Sunday Times, which stated more, and more medical students are refusing to remain in biology lectures in which evolutionism is taught as a given.

Most, though not all, were Muslim students, who would only accept creationist thinking. A small minority were fundamentalist Christians.

The report went on to say that this refusal to attend lessons, in which evolutionism is taught, is begining to trickle down into the school system, and school pupils are now leaving lessons when evolutionism is taught.

It does get rather complicated, about how much balance there should be, when teaching anything.

Should teachers be forced to teach, unobjectively, things they don't think to be true?

Have pupils the right to withdraw themselves from the education system, if they don't want to hear what's being taught?

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garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: Give me a child until he is seven- On a similar-ish subject, regarding bias in education, yesterday I read a report in the Sunday Times, which stated more, and more medical students are refusing to remain in biology lectures in which evolutionism is taught as a given. Most, though not all, were Muslim students, who would only accept creationist thinking. A small minority were fundamentalist Christians. The report went on to say that this refusal to attend lessons, in which evolutionism is taught, is begining to trickle down into the school system, and school pupils are now leaving lessons when evolutionism is taught. It does get rather complicated, about how much balance there should be, when teaching anything. Should teachers be forced to teach, unobjectively, things they don't think to be true? Have pupils the right to withdraw themselves from the education system, if they don't want to hear what's being taught? __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.