RE: Turkey to ban evolution from curriculum
January 24, 2017 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2017 at 11:57 am by Anomalocaris.)
(January 24, 2017 at 9:27 am)abaris Wrote: Well, another step in the direction of theocratic dictatorship. That's not even the pretense of keeping what Atatürk had in mind. It's a rollback to the days of the early 20th century. Nationalism and religious nuttery combined.
Quote:The new curriculum draft for primary and secondry schools in Turkey excludes Evolution Theory from biology courses
And as always, keeping them stupid is one of the most powerful tools of wannabe dictators.
Quote:-The failed coup attempt will be included in Social Studies courses starting from the 6th grade.
- The overall academic difficulty is reduced.
- Evolution Theory is excluded from Biology courses. The related unit named “The Origins of Life and the Evolution” is replaced with “Living Beings and Environment”.
https://news.sol.org.tr/government-remov...lum-171440
At least Erdogan did not brag about grabbing pussies.
I would say in 10 years, the world would be as if none of the lessons from 1929 to 2001 ever occurred.
