Tuesday, March 20, 2007

The Bible and the biology teacher

I want to call your attention to a CNN article entitled "Biology teacher fired for referring to Bible". Here's part of what it says:

SISTERS, Oregon (AP) -- During his eight days as a part-time high school biology teacher, Kris Helphinstine included Biblical references in material he provided to students and gave a PowerPoint presentation that made links between evolution, Nazi Germany and Planned Parenthood.

That was enough for the Sisters School Board, which fired the teacher Monday night for deviating from the curriculum on the theory of evolution.

"I think his performance was not just a little bit over the line," board member Jeff Smith said. "It was a severe contradiction of what we trust teachers to do in our classrooms."

Helphinstine, 27, said in a phone interview with The Bulletin newspaper of Bend that he included the supplemental material to teach students about bias in sources, and his only agenda was to teach critical thinking.
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"How many minds did he pollute?" Dan Harrison, the father of a student in Helphinstine's class, said at the meeting. "It's a thinly veiled attempt to hide his own agenda."

Of course, the fundies will probably make a martyr out of him.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous1:38 AM

    >Of course, the fundies will >probably make a martyr out of him.

    Please explain, he is not dead, just dismissed. What are 'fundies'?

    >"How many minds did he pollute?" >Dan Harrison

    What did he say that was bad?

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