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"Using Darwin to teach skepticism about Darwinism"

Posted by clarkjohnsen (R) on October 11, 2003 at 08:15:51

Here's a short meditation on how science education has been turned into rigid orthodoxy -- without reference to audio, of course!

clark

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A glance at the 2003 issue of the Journal of Interdisciplinary
Studies: Using Darwin to teach skepticism about Darwinism

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Magazine & journal reader

Friday, October 10, 2003

In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin wrote: "This whole volume is
one long argument." Science educators should follow that line of
thinking in teaching the theory of evolution, says John Angus
Campbell, a professor of communication at the University of Memphis.

Students in the humanities are encouraged to doubt, question, and
think critically about the theories presented to them, and so should
students in the sciences, Mr. Campbell says. "The point, after all, of
science education in a democracy is not to convince students of the
truth of current scientific theories, but to teach them what they are,
and why they are current, and by sharpening student minds through
argument, qualify students, as citizens and future scientists, to
judge and see possible alternatives," he writes.

It is "impossible to teach Darwin's theory in some parts of the
country at all," he says, because those who teach the theory do not
follow Darwin's method of presenting the material. In his writing,
Darwin is not dogmatic but shows "a welcoming attitude toward
skepticism," Mr. Campbell says.

Science educators should also welcome skepticism, argument, and
debate, he writes, because "not by information alone, but by
information presented through two-sided argument are minds prepared
for reasoned choice."

The article, "The Educational Debate Over Darwinism," is not online.
Information about the journal, which is published by the International
Christian Studies Association, is available at

• http://www.jis3.org   (Open in New Window)

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