Good article in the Sunday NYT about a Florida biology teacher in a conservative district who tries hard to reach kids who come to his class with preconceived notions of Creationism, sometimes groomed by years of teaching by their church. The kids arrive with lists of questions meant to trip up teachers of evolution, and even their own Creationist textbook. The teacher, David Campbell, perseveres, trying in creative ways to open some very tightly closed minds. Refreshing to hear someone pushing that particular pendulum the other way…
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