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Evolution Education in America

Evolution Education in America. By Alex Fletcher. Rise of evolution education: 1859-1920 Birth of Evangelical creationism: 1920-1930 The cold war: 1930-1960. An American Scientific Renaissance: 1960-1970 Creationists call to arms: 1970-1987 Intelligent Design: 1988-2005

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Evolution Education in America

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  1. Evolution Education in America By Alex Fletcher

  2. Rise of evolution education: 1859-1920 Birth of Evangelical creationism: 1920-1930 The cold war: 1930-1960 An American Scientific Renaissance: 1960-1970 Creationists call to arms: 1970-1987 Intelligent Design: 1988-2005 Current Trends 2005-2009 Historical Perspective

  3. Rise of evolution education: 1859-1920 • Publication of “The Origin of Species” 1859 • Lag Time: 1859-1900 • Evolution gets taught: 1900-1920

  4. Birth of Creationism 1920-1930 • Prohibition • Anti-evolution laws • Scopes Trial • Breaking the law? • Trial of the Century

  5. Outcome of the Trial • Bryan • Darrow • Tennessee Supreme court • Scopes • Public Opinion • Textbooks

  6. The cold war: 1930-1960 • Neither side takes action • Establishment Clause • Everson v. Board of Education of New Jersey

  7. The First Amendment • “Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise thereof”

  8. Scientific Renaissance: 1960-1970 • Sputnik • Evolution returns to textbooks • Repeal of anti-evolution laws • 1967- Epperson v Arkansas • 1967- Tennessee Law Repealed • 1969- Smith v. State

  9. Creationists call to arms: 1970-1987 • Creation Science • Evidence for Creation • Evolution as religion • Equal Time laws • Judicial v. Legislative • Wendell Bird

  10. Intelligent Design: 1988-2005 • Aesthetic Changes • Religious Rights for Teachers? • Local legislative action • 143 occasions in 34 States- 1999-2000 • Kansas- 1999

  11. The End of ID? • 2005 – Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District • Parents sue district • Theory not a fact • ID is an alternative • Book in the Library "For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the religious nature of ID [intelligent design] would be readily apparent to an objective observer, adult or child"

  12. Current Trends: 2005-2009 • Focus on “Strengths and Weaknesses” and “Academic Freedom” • New attempts- Eight States in 2008 to 2009 • Kansas changes mind again (2005) • Require teachers to read statement

  13. It has been a long journey

  14. But has anything changed? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNdYsoool8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Q8p3GqPqQ

  15. Gallup Poll Nov. 2004 Views on the Theory of evolution… is it?

  16. Origin of Humans Poll

  17. Evolution vs. Creationism in Schools May 25th 2004

  18. We can make the difference!

  19. Thanks for Listening • Questions • Comments • Suggestions Alex Fletcher- afletcher@rhcsd.org

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