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| Quote (argystokes @ Feb. 22 2009,11:50) | | Quote | | I would be curious if anyone familiar with high school biology curriculum (TexasTeach, Albatrossity?) would like to comment regarding whether Lynn Margulis or the Cambrian Explosion really need the Discovery Institute's protection. |
We cover endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts. We might or might not do the Cambrian Explosion - the curriculum focuses more on mechanisms than on timeline. Maybe I'll work it in there. |
It's been a couple years since I taught Bio, but I covered Margulis' ideas when I taught the parts of the cell. The kids were surprisingly interested. I never spent long on life's timeline other than to emphasize the extreme length.
Rather than the IDC manfactuversies I did go into some actual disagreements in evolution: whether or not Neanderthals were ancestral to us, whether "Out of Africa" or "Regional Continuity" has convincing support. These, of course, are not going to give the creationists anywhere to hide.
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"Creationists think everything Genesis says is true. I don't even think Phil Collins is a good drummer." --J. Carr
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