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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Art Burke & Creationism in Minnesota
I did a workshop for a group of elementary science teachers last week and took a whole bunch of picture books so that teachers could see some of the ways in which narrative can provide a pathway into science lessons. One of the picture books was Tree of Life by Peter Sis, which is a wonderfully rich book about the life of Darwin. I thought teachers would grab that one first. But no one did. When I asked one of the coordinators about it they said that elementary teachers in the area would not touch anything to do with evolution because it was too controversial. My university is situated in a very very conservative and somewhat theocratic region of the state. It is amazing to me how this plays out, how it colors curriculum and classroom practice. Nancy Nancy Patterson, PhD Literacy Studies Program Coordinator Grand Valley State University Editor "Tech Connect," Voices from the Middle Chair, Assembly on Computers in English patterna@gvsu.edu http://faculty.gvsu.edu/patterna
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