Sentence examples for be taught as valid from inspiring English sources

The department says creationism or intelligent design should not be taught as "valid scientific theories" in any state-funded school.

For example, if a respondent strongly agreed that "Only evolution should be taught as valid science," they should not also strongly agree that "Only Intelligent Design/Creationism should be taught as valid science".

Only a single respondent reported that only Intelligent Design/Creationism should be taught as valid science (Fig. 7a).

An equally small proportion, 3 respondents from research institutions and 3 from associate institutions (1.6%), felt that neither should be taught as valid science.

A very small fraction, 3 respondents from research institutions and 5 from 4-year institutions (1.8%), felt that both evolution and alternative ideas should be taught as valid science.

When fundamentalist Christians express their sincerely and passionately held belief in the creation story, few children are likely to differentiate between what is being presented as a 'belief' and what is being taught as 'valid scientific theory'".

There are also fears the changes will give too much freedom to faith-based schools or fundamentalist agendas - although schools must show their curriculum is "broad and balanced" and government guidelines say creationism must not be taught as a valid scientific theory.

In the United States Americans are going to have to come to grips with the idea that the educational advances in BRIC nations are surging while our school boards argue over political nuances in textbooks and debate whether Creationism should be taught as a valid alternative to actual science.

Let us not forget that prominent political leaders (including former presidents and presidential candidates) openly express the view that creationism (or their derivatives) should be taught as an equally valid scientific theory.

As for Mr Nye, he was there because he worried that allowing creationism to be taught in schools as a scientifically valid alternative to evolution would produce "a generation of scientifically illiterate students" (others took less charitable views of Mr Nye's motives).

Moore (2008) points out that most U.S. students would like to have Christian creationism in their biology classes, and that creationism is taught by the teachers as a valid scientific theory, not a philosophical or religious idea.