NSTA Reaffirms Position on Teaching of Evolution
• Miseducation
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest science teacher organization in the world, has published an updated position paper to reaffirm its standpoint on the teaching of evolution. The statement upholds and reinforces the position of the Association that NSTA "strongly supports the position that evolution is a major unifying concept in science and should be included in the K-12 science education frameworks and curricula." ...
"Evolution is included in the science standards of the majority of states and, as a result, teachers are expected to emphasize this important concept. At the same time the misrepresentation of evolution and the ever-present pressures not to teach evolution persist," said Gerald Skoog, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, College of Education, Texas Tech University and a member of the NSTA Review Committee for the position statement. "The new NSTA position statement provides concise background information that is invaluable in informing teachers, administrators, policymakers, and parents as they make decisions regarding the study of evolution in the nation's classrooms."