I can’t believe that some boneheads in a school district placed absurd restrictions on showing ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘ just because global warming is a theory. For christ’s sake it’s 63 degrees in the middle of January and I only live about 100 miles south of Valley Forge (you remember the place where the Revolutionary Army was almost defeated by the frigid winter), we had better start looking for solutions instead of humoring paid shills for the oil companies in their attempts to continue our absurd energy policies.
On a related note, when will school board members (and journalists) be forced to pass a 6th grade science class so they know the difference between a scientific hypothesis, scientific theory, and a scientific law? The article includes this statement from the school board president Ed Barney:
Asked whether an alternative explanation for evolution should be presented by teachers, Barney said it would be appropriate to tell students that other beliefs exist. “It’s only a theory,” he said.
Moron.
I’m not surprised by the story, I’m disappointed. The school district showed an incredible degree of cowardice in this instance.
I wouldn’t hold my breath on the school board members being required to pass a science class. If these are the people setting the standards for what kids learn, is it any wonder the school system has turned out the way it is?