Rising Hegemon
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) will "probably" sign a bill meant to protect teachers who allow students to question and criticize "controversial" scientific theories such as evolution, he told reporters on Monday.
The measure, which has been dubbed the "monkey bill" by critics who claim it's a backdoor approval of religious teachings in public schools, passed votes in the state Senate and House last month.Students getting to quote fundamentalist talking points in biology class...awesome.
I guess we can dig up zombie William Jennings Bryan now to celebrate, he'll find plenty of unused brains along the Cumberland River.
[cross-posted at Firedoglake]
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Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?
I have a son-in-law teaching in a Nashville high school, and I get queasy for his prospects every time I read one of these articles about the Tennessee legislature behaving like a pack of troglodytes.
He's smart and dedicated, but I wonder if that's enough against the full force of a bunch of wackadoos in the Tennessee legislature.
A race to the bottom.
How do they plan to promote Tennessee to business? "Take advantage of our ignorant, superstitious workforce!"
I wonder how much protection would be afforded teachers who allow students to question and criticize "controversial" fairy tales of Christianity.
The proudly-ignorant South -- full speed back to the 19th century.
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