(November 19, 2019 at 2:27 pm)brewer Wrote: Hopefully it won't be as bad as it sounds, but I don't understand why this is even a thing.
"The Ohio House passed the “Student Religious Liberties Act.” Under the law, students can’t be penalized if their work is scientifically wrong as long as the reasoning is because of their religious beliefs."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohio-s...n-answers/
Yeah, it's not as bad as it sounds. The actual bill says 'Assignment grades and scores shall be calculated using ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance, including any legitimate pedagogical concerns, and shall not penalize or reward a student based on the religious content of a student’s work'. It doesn't say they can give wrong answers based on their religious belief and not be marked off for it.
As an example, suppose an exam question is 'Which element has the atomic number of 6?' If a student answers, 'Carbon, because Jesus is Lord' she wouldn't be marked off. If she answers, 'Lead, because Jesus is Lord', she would get marked off. Religious content in your answers are immaterial as to whether the question is right or wrong.
Boru
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