Tennessee passes anti-science theory, and our students can't read

[Riot]

Why is the United States falling behind in the world? Why are other countries outstripping us on health, science, technology?

Well, could be things like this ...

Monday evening, a new bill (SB 893) was approved by the Tennessee Senate that will protect teachers who wish to promote "alternate" scientific theories, essentially allowing anti-evolutionists and climate change deniers a voice in the science classroom. A similar version of the bill (HB 368) passed in the House about a year ago. Advocates of the bill claim that it improves academic freedom, while its critics see it as an open door to the promotion of pseudoscience and religious doctrine within the public school system.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...tml?ref=topbar

Good luck to Tennessee students trying to pass SAT's, gain access to college, and pass basic college science courses. You won't have the knowledge. Face it - Jesus doesn't help you in the science laboratory.

If you can read and understand the questions ...

"American High School students only read at 5th grade level"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1373680.html