State Sen. Mike Fair Blocks Evolution From South Carolina Science Standards

[Coyotl]

State Sen. Mike Fair Blocks Evolution From South Carolina Science Standards
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/mike-fair-evolution-science-standards_n_4774914.html
Shadee Ashtari 02/12/2014

The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee approved most of the state's new science standards on Monday but blocked a clause featuring the phrase "natural selection.” According to Republican state Sen. Mike Fair, "To teach that natural selection is the answer to origins is wrong."

"I don't have a problem with teaching theories. I don't think it should be taught as fact," Fair said after Monday’s review, according to the Post and Courier. "Natural selection is a direct reference to Darwinism. And the implication of Darwinism is that it is start to finish."

The clause in question, from page 78 of the South Carolina Academic Standards and Performance Indicators for Science, reads as follows:

Conceptual Understanding: Biological evolution occurs primarily when natural selection acts on the genetic variation in a population and changes the distribution of traits in that population over multiple generations.

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[bluestate10]

1. Won't make a difference in that state. Ignorant people keep electing clowns like Fair.

So why should it matter that Fair is working his ass off to make South Carolinians even more backward.

[Coyotl]

5. Meanwhile, every 8 years there is an 8% turnover in who the voters are.

And those liberal young voters replacing the dead conservatives DO matter.

[lunasun]

2. devolving state devolving education

[SamKnause]

3. Theories

Someone needs to explain the definition of theory as it pertains to science and biology.

Sad that elected officials do not know the difference.

[billh58]

4. Yeah? Well then

how come we still have monkeys? Hmmm? Why didn't they all "evolve" into humans? Hmmm? Some theory you got there buddy.