good for you, DMcG...

I am old enough to remember when science was not a required subject in school... it was the three Rs. reading, 'riting & 'rithmatic.

It was during the third grade that Sister Seraphine came into the classroom and told us we would have a new subject to learn... science. This was because the Russians had sent up Sputnik and the US Congress was not about to let those Ruskies beat us to the moon... since we had already lost out on being the first into space.

Those poor nuns were barely a step ahead of their classes... they thought whales and dolphins were fish and barely understood most of general science. But the books weren't bad and we even had science fairs each year.

Kids are bright and love to learn... but they need access to good information and teachers who can help them investigate the world... not spoon feed them misinformation. Leave that to tyrannies that fear freedom of thought and inquiry.