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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Keeping religion out of public school science classes includes not allowing teachers and students to mock religion. I know of situations where teachers and students were allowed to laugh at religious explanations and overtly present science as counter to religious doctrine.
I hate the phrase "hard science." It is a ridiculous and inaccurate phrase for many reasons.
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I completely agree. Religion should not be addressed in a science class. This further alienates students who might be open to understanding the concepts presented in the class rather than shaming them into abandoning their preconceived religious ideas. Both sides of the coin can be blamed for bad behavior in this realm, though the anti-evolution contingency, from my perspective, as a child educated for 9 years at a private evangelical, Christian school to avoid this very educational topic does an egregious job of miseducation regarding evolution. I was never mocked for my beliefs when I switched to public school or went to college. I do, however, have a vivid memory of a ludicrous explanation of evolution by my fifth grade teacher meant to make us completely disregard a highly complex theory that she probably had never even read anything about. It's easy to fear something that others tell you is bad but you don't really understand.
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