Political Correctness and new Wokeness at the elite high schools that gave us the varsity blues scandal

But those are just your views. Plenty out there disagree. Public school can’t give in to what every parent feels is “right/wrong.”

When evolution comes up in my class as it will in Bio I nip the “discussion” in the bud. “I know not everyone believes in evolution, but quite honestly it’s the dominant belief in the science world right now. In school we teach what most scientists believe. Even if you don’t believe in it, it certainly won’t hurt you to learn about it - at least to know what others believe.”

One can substitute climate change/issues for evolution. Both are big topics in science. People can argue that evolution has limited scope for many students’ future (not needed for every major, etc), but climate change certainly will be affecting the next generation. If they choose not to believe in either, that’s fine, but on a test they better be able to write down the basics as currently believed/known about both. A sample test question would be something like, “Why do most scientists believe climate change is happening?”

A discussion not tested might focus on pros/cons of various types of recycling or disposing of trash. In real life there aren’t really simple answers, but kids should learn what the issues in life are.

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