Fresh from evolution flap, Georgia hosts science conference | AJC

Fresh from evolution flap, Georgia hosts science conference

The Associated Press
Published on: 03/31/04

The date and site were chosen seven years ago, long before Georgia considered removing the word "evolution" from the state curriculum. But the recent debate has made Atlanta an interesting setting for a meeting of the nation's science teachers.

The role of evolution in state science standards will be part of several panel discussions for the 15,000 science teachers attending the four-day conference that begins Thursday at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Gerry Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association, the event sponsor, said there are at least 10 U.S. cities wrestling with the evolution issue, so those at the conference will be anxious to hear what's going on in Georgia.

"The challenge is to know what good science is," Wheeler said.

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to smack down those that wish to replace science with religion.

It never ends. The Creos are always back with their 'new and improved' Creationism. At least it has been turned back, for now, in Georgia.

He just called me this morning, told me he was going to a science teacher's convention in Atlanta. I didn't make the connection, even though I try to follow creationism stories.