Put creationism on a par with evolution, say third of teachers

Times UK: Of the 1,200 questioned, 53 per cent thought that creationism should not be taught in science lessons, while 29 per cent thought it should. However, 88 per cent agreed that if pupils raised the issue in a science lesson, they should be allowed to discuss it…. The poll, commissioned by the broadcaster Teachers’ TV, found that 50 per cent of teachers agreed with Professor Reiss’s view that excluding alternative explanations to evolution is counter-productive, and could alienate pupils from science.

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