“We are adding balance,” said Dr. Don McLeroy, the leader of the conservative faction on the board, after the vote. “History has already been skewed. Academia is skewed too far to the left.”
If I remember correctly, this textbook change also injects creationist-type arguments into biology textbooks. I hope we can agree that that's a bad thing, bcspace.
If I remember correctly, this textbook change also injects creationist-type arguments into biology textbooks.
The article raised that spectre yet no such example was given for this case. But I agree it's possible.
I hope we can agree that that's a bad thing, bcspace.
We can. But I would also agree that left-wing revisionist and cover-up history is far more of a threat. If I had to choose between historically corrected textbooks with creationism or no correction at all, I would take the corrected textbooks.