As if our job could get any harder, the state of Misery is trying hard to stop education altogether. Let's see what this legislation allows or requires.
"students may express their beliefs about religion in written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their work; that no student shall be compelled to perform or participate in academic assignments or educational presentations that violate his or her religious beliefs".
What a crock! Yes, folks, in certain parts of these United States, you will never have to confront or deal with any uncomfortable ideas or information conflicting with your beliefs. This is truly remarkable. Imagine that, you never, ever have to hear anything, or learn anything, of deal with anything that doesn’t fit into your particular belief system! If you ever wonder what is wrong with higher education, what will finally be the death of higher education, this is the kind of complete crap that will do it. No one has to learn anything they don't want to. Oh, does someone believe in a flat Earth? How about tooth fairies? How about a medical student who thinks a witch's curse is the actual problem?
Now the Phactor has been explaining evolution to students for quite a few decades now. But he’s never required that anybody believe anything. However it is required that you demonstrate that you understand what was explained to you. So this is total anti-educational BS. You don’t have to learn anything. You can write an essay about the garden of Eden, which according to Mormon theology might be in Misery, instead of organic evolution, and what then do professors do with such stuff? So what would such legislative crap allow or disallow? It boggles the mind. What are your thoughts?
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1 comment:
An thinly veiled attack on evolution.
ALthough, I don't think that you were quite creative enough. If I were a kid going to school in Missouri again I would probably claim that numbers were contrary to my religious beliefs. Or maybe, even more broadly, writing things down.
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