tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post5879262772520745737..comments2023-09-20T14:18:32.900+02:00Comments on Obscene Desserts: New Jersey is the new Kansas...JCWoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585322642151280666noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post-61926435256138476432006-12-20T17:15:00.000+01:002006-12-20T17:15:00.000+01:00We had to get our parents' permission to attend th...We had to get our parents' permission to attend the biology class on evolution back in high school, so not so surprised by evolutiongeek's anecdote - how frightening. Matthew is my hero too - two things were most shocking to me: 1) the teacher told a Muslim classmate she was going to hell (he should be fired for that alone), and 2) that the teacher receives so much support in NEW JERSEY. Georgia or Alabama I could understand, but really?? I'm going to post a message of support right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post-34741361686154802372006-12-20T11:16:00.000+01:002006-12-20T11:16:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comment. That's...amazing! I mean,...Thanks for your comment. That's...amazing! I mean, how can you be expected to teach marine biology <i>without</i> talking about evolution? I was surprised too that, as you say, even in NJ something like this is possible. It is not so much the teacher in question (individual wackos are everywhere), but rather the reaction of the community, which shows that he is far from alone. I would have expected more outrage <i>at the teacher</i> than at the student. Your comment (as well as one I received from friends of mine in NJ who have a child in the school system) suggests that the kind of thing Matt LaClair revealed is not an isolated case.JCWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585322642151280666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31265055.post-83427556009753874842006-12-19T19:07:00.000+01:002006-12-19T19:07:00.000+01:00I actually wasn't all that surprised when I heard ...I actually wasn't all that surprised when I heard about this case. Last year I was teaching 5th graders about marine biology as an extension program through my University, and when I was going to teach a lesson of evolution (whales specifically) I was told I couldn't teach that lesson because it might offend somebody. I taught it anyway and no one complained, but I was surprised that even in New Jersey creationists make school systems fearful and you can't even mention evolution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906877871274718938noreply@blogger.com