Here is what I have been sending around to the school boards in Florida.
Subject: Teach them real science or Chinese, your choiceIt appears that you are contemplating corrupting science education in your school by teaching 'Intelligent Design'. If that's the case you might as well teach kids Chinese at the same time. If we hamstring science education the only growth industry we will have in twenty years will be phone banks for Chinese companies. The same way India provides tech support outsourcing to us today.
In case you missed it, we don't manufacture anything anymore. We are an innovation based economy that depends on scientific leadership. Stop trying to hamstring the innovation economy. You need our innovation to pay for your retirement.
I think this gets right to the point. It's not about faith or God or whatever. It's about the economy. Twenty years from now, do you want to be working in high paying jobs in biotech, or welcoming Walmart shoppers, your choice.
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