Here in Florida we're very ambivalent about science. We can take it or leave it - mostly depending on our religious views.
But the good news is we've received a better grade from the Fordham Institute. We've gone from an F rating to a D. Woo Hoo.
This is because we set new standards in 2008 after having a big fight about how and whether to teach evolution in public schools.
The Fordham Institute says that our standards for physical science are weak..."a melange of unconnected statements - of no help in planning a thoughtful, rigorous curriculum."
To be fair to us Floridians most states were judged to be "mediocre to awful," with only California and Washington, D.C. getting an A rating.
I find this all to be quite scary.
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But the good news is we've received a better grade from the Fordham Institute. We've gone from an F rating to a D. Woo Hoo.
This is because we set new standards in 2008 after having a big fight about how and whether to teach evolution in public schools.
The Fordham Institute says that our standards for physical science are weak..."a melange of unconnected statements - of no help in planning a thoughtful, rigorous curriculum."
To be fair to us Floridians most states were judged to be "mediocre to awful," with only California and Washington, D.C. getting an A rating.
I find this all to be quite scary.
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