Private School @ MindSay

Yeah, so stressed doesn't really come close to how I feel today.  It's nearing the end of the semester and everything is creeping up, and I still have about 7 hours of observations to do.  BOOOOO.  And I'm starting to dislike that lab class, it's so depressing.  Well, it just strengthens my desire to work in a private school instead of a public school.  Especially since my lead teacher told me today that she spends about $200 on supplies for her kids each month because their parents can't afford to buy them paper and pencils.  For all that, the pay cut of working at a private school probably evens out, because if those parents can pay thousands of dollars in tuition then they can certainly afford paper.  Plus, there are just so many laws and regulations now, like don't touch the kids, watch what you say, etc. etc.  *Sigh*  One teacher got sued by a first grader, yes, a first grader who claimed that the teacher smacked him.  Are you kidding me?  Yet there are other teachers out there sleeping with their students and not getting penalized.  I have to get up early and go observe tomorrow, boo.  But on a happy note, I'm 21 now.   I had a good birthday, but I'm kinda glad it's over - birthdays take forever when you have friends, a boyfriend, and 2 seperate families that all want to see you.  I got a lot of money though, so  I sense a trip to Shoe Carnival and the mall on Friday - along with the grocery store which is what I should be saving my money for, haha!  So far I've had 2 pina coladas, a sex on the beach, and a strawberry margarita.  All good.  I think my next drink will be wine of some sort, I really wanna see how I like some of the rose ones.  Well, guess I better get cracking on the studying and stuff.  I'll update later.

Intelligent Design vs. Evolution has been beaten to death. I know that.

So instead of going into [great] detail about the pratfalls of teaching Intelligent Design in class, or the hypocracy of teaching that but no other religion's view of how the earth was created, or the clear breach of the whole "no religion in public schools" thing, I will simply ask all you Believers out there, in all sincerity:

What proof do you have that Intelligent Design or Creationism exists? What exactly would be taught in school?

Seriously. I'm not trying to attack you here. I honestly want to know. What will the class entail? Would the teacher read that section of the Bible and then that's it, school is over? There's nothing else to learn?

Evolution is a scientific theory. That means it has facts to back it up and facts to disprove it. There are fossils. There are bones. There is evidence.

Evidence that the earth existed millions of years ago. Evidence that monkeys slowly evolved into man. Evidence that Creationism is not possible.

What evidence is there for Creationism? The only evidence I see is evidence against the theory. For one, if we all came from Adam and Eve, then why are there white people, black people, Asians, Hispanics, Indians, Native Americans, and everyone else? Where did all those races come from if every human is from the same two people? Plus, think about that concept for a second - every human is from the same two people. That means every human on Earth is inbred. You, and your sibling, and your parents, and your best friend, and your spouse, and your neighbor, and George W. Bush, and Adolf Hitler, and Unclenasty, and Tom Cruise, and Pablo Picasso, and Moses, and Harvey Weinstein, and that dude on the corner with the trash in his beard who talks to himself, and everyone else who has ever lived, are all related to you. That doesn't make you feel dirty?

But ok, people don't want Creationism taught in schools. They want Intelligent Design. And that states that sure, evolution might exist, but it is governed and controlled and planned by a higher power. I buy that. That's totally buyable.

But here's the thing - that's a belief. You believe that evolution is so complicated it must be controlled by God. You can't prove or disprove that. It's a belief. A hope. How can that be taught in school? What would the lesson plan be? What would the test exist of?

"You believe that there is a God who set evolution into motion. True or False?"

Kered wrote a great blog in which he identified the truth that there are essential characteristics which must be present in order for something to be considered science. Those characteristics are:

1 - It is guided by natural (physical or biological) law.

2 - It is testable against the empirical world.

3 - It has to be explanatory by reference to natural law.

4 - Its conclusions are tentative, i.e. are not necessarily the final word.

5 - It is falsifiable - or, more accurately, makes predictions that can be tested by observation.


Sadly, Intelligent Design does not meet the criteria, thus it cannot be considered science. It is a belief, and, more accurately, it is a religious belief. Therefore, if you want to teach Intelligent Design in schools, create a religion class and teach all the different religious beliefs. Otherwise, if you're just teaching Intelligent Design, you've got a Catholic school. It is no longer a public school.

Because if you remember, you aren't allowed to have religion in public schools.

Thus you shouldn't be allowed to have Intelligent Design in public schools.

I'm at work, however, so I didn't do any research on the subject. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's more than just a belief. If that's the case, please prove me wrong.

Please tell me where the evidence is. Please show me that you can actually teach kids facts instead of just beliefs. Please inform me that a class on Intelligent Design would consist of more textbooks than the Bible.

Otherwise, what exactly is the argument?