How to teach evolution & Evidence for Creationism II - Page 27

Spock · 08-02-2006, 03:15 PM

They have been "smote"

Butterbeer · 08-02-2006, 03:27 PM

I blame the ghost of Darwin ... the repeater' revolvin' evolvin' science spirit ...

Lizra · 08-02-2006, 08:29 PM

Yea!! Common sense prevails!

The Gaffer · 08-03-2006, 04:56 AM

Good news. Coupla questions: Who elects the school board? Why elect a school board?

Insidious Rex · 08-03-2006, 01:26 PM

Well the people of the state/community elect the school board. Supposedly it allows parents to have a voice about how to run their local schools although usually it simply allows nosey busy bodies with lots of time on their hands to decide for themselves what everyone elses kids should be learning in school. School boards in this country are notorious for being either corrupt, inept, backward and/or a magnet for the religious nazis in the community.

The Gaffer · 08-03-2006, 04:07 PM

It seems like the sort of thing that is a nice idea on paper but in practice gets co-opted by unrepresentative groups. Shame, I suppose, but I also think it's weird. Why not let the experts (teachers) work out how best to deliver education?

Too much "democracy" can be a bad thing.

***Jonathan*** · 08-04-2006, 09:53 AM

Yep. That's why for instance the central banks in many big economies are independent. Otherwise politicians might be tempted to boost the economy prior to an election, with long-term negative effects as a consequence. Sometimes professionals are better than politicians at pulling the strings.

I know, off-topic

GreyMouser · 08-05-2006, 03:48 AM

In practise it usually works out reasonably well, until some single-interest group like the Creationists decide to organize a take-over.

Same thing happened in Canada under the old abortion laws. Hospitals used to have committees that would judge whether a woman should be allowed an abortion; obviously standards varied.

Hospitals also had their governing boards which were generally composed of people actually concerned with the overall running of the hospital.

Then the anti-abortionists started trying to dominate the hospital boards, running on the single issue of abortion committeees, bringing in huge numbers of new voters who were not particularly interested in the regular functioning of the hospital.

Fortunately the Supreme Court put an end to that with it's decision in the Morgenthaler case.

Spock · 08-05-2006, 03:50 AM

Geeze, and I thought the stork did it all.

08-02-2006, 03:15 PM	#521
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08-02-2006, 08:29 PM	#523
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Yea!! Common sense prevails! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

08-03-2006, 01:26 PM	#525
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Well the people of the state/community elect the school board. Supposedly it allows parents to have a voice about how to run their local schools although usually it simply allows nosey busy bodies with lots of time on their hands to decide for themselves what everyone elses kids should be learning in school. School boards in this country are notorious for being either corrupt, inept, backward and/or a magnet for the religious nazis in the community. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

08-03-2006, 04:07 PM	#526
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	It seems like the sort of thing that is a nice idea on paper but in practice gets co-opted by unrepresentative groups. Shame, I suppose, but I also think it's weird. Why not let the experts (teachers) work out how best to deliver education? Too much "democracy" can be a bad thing. Last edited by The Gaffer : 08-03-2006 at 04:08 PM.

08-04-2006, 09:53 AM	#527
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Yep. That's why for instance the central banks in many big economies are independent. Otherwise politicians might be tempted to boost the economy prior to an election, with long-term negative effects as a consequence. Sometimes professionals are better than politicians at pulling the strings. I know, off-topic __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

08-02-2006, 03:27 PM	#522
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	I blame the ghost of Darwin ... the repeater' revolvin' evolvin' science spirit ...

08-03-2006, 04:56 AM	#524
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Good news. Coupla questions: Who elects the school board? Why elect a school board?

08-05-2006, 03:48 AM	#528
GreyMouser Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 301	In practise it usually works out reasonably well, until some single-interest group like the Creationists decide to organize a take-over. Same thing happened in Canada under the old abortion laws. Hospitals used to have committees that would judge whether a woman should be allowed an abortion; obviously standards varied. Hospitals also had their governing boards which were generally composed of people actually concerned with the overall running of the hospital. Then the anti-abortionists started trying to dominate the hospital boards, running on the single issue of abortion committeees, bringing in huge numbers of new voters who were not particularly interested in the regular functioning of the hospital. Fortunately the Supreme Court put an end to that with it's decision in the Morgenthaler case.

08-05-2006, 03:50 AM	#529
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Geeze, and I thought the stork did it all. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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