| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1701 | Briana LaFave | |
| 1702 | Jo Sigrid Fain | Religion should be taught in church. Science should be taught in school. To bring religious mythology into the schools, especially publicly funded schools, is in violation of "separation of church and state" rulings. |
| 1703 | Katja Palmer | Evolution as a scientific theory is observable, it has withstood the test of time, and it is the cornerstone upon which our understanding of the effects of natural selection rests.
It IS the fundamental concept underlying all of biology and is supported by multiple forms of scientific evidence
Does it invite questions? Yes, absolutely. All good scientific theories should. The unknowns in the theory of evolution should be addressed… and they can be… in a scientific manner.
It is absolutely unnecessary to muddy the waters of science education by teaching other, completely unproven theories and beliefs.
Science and evolution, as it represents the most coherent understanding of the principle by which diversification of species functions, needs to be taught in the classroom. |
| 1704 | Anonymous | The issue is the education of children with regard to science based upon factual evidence as well as rationale theories drawn from a preponderance of supportive evidence. Intelligent design, on the other hand, is buttressed by cultural beliefs inherited and modified throughout generations, unsupported by evidence. Both can exist separately with respect and neither should intrude upon the other's sphere. |
| 1705 | Anonymous | |
| 1706 | Anonymous | |
| 1707 | Matt McCrudden | |
| 1708 | Lesley Nolan | |
| 1709 | Amy Rankin | |
| 1710 | Henry Herzog | Florida students deserve to learn real science in their science classes |
| 1711 | Bob Rasey | |
| 1712 | patricia sher | |
| 1713 | Susan Roberts | |
| 1714 | Janis Hernandez | Please keep the 'science' in science class. Save religious concepts for the religious leaders. Each has their role in our society and should not be mixed. |
| 1715 | Leigh Wright | |
| 1716 | Anonymous | To my way of thinking, evolution IS "intelligent design", therefore there should be no objection to teaching evolution. Let's keep church and state separate. |
| 1717 | Kienan Almeida | I appeal to reason. |
| 1718 | Anonymous | |
| 1719 | Mercedes Alonsoknapp | |
| 1720 | Steve Tepper | |
| 1721 | Jean Pyle | |
| 1722 | Terry Loucks | Please keep religion and science separate in our schools and support the teaching of evolution, the most advanced and accepted scientific principle of our times. |
| 1723 | Susan L. McCullough | As a health sciences librarian, I seen the need every day for excellence in science. I urge you to adopt the Public School Science Education Standards, for our future physicians and nurses and others who deserve and require excellence in science education. |
| 1724 | Bertha P. Williams | I'm a private school teacher and I believe that the idea of evolution is fact that should be taught to all students. |
| 1725 | Michele Beaudin | We have to teach our kids about real science, theories and facts. The rest is just a parabolic collections of stories translated multiple times by self-serving men and has no place in the classroom. |
| 1726 | Anonymous | Please stick to good scientific standards and don't make Florida a laughingstock. |
| 1727 | Arianna Preston | |
| 1728 | Vesper Aschenbach | Please don't allow our children to be further disadvantaged by confusing science and religion in our schools.
Parents have the right to teach their children what they see fit in their own homes. They do not have the right to muddy the waters of science education with unfounded and unproven theories based on their personal beliefs. |
| 1729 | Anonymous | |
| 1730 | Eric Geller | |
| 1731 | Summer | I'm actually doing a foreign exchange in France right now and it absolutely scares the Europeans that we would even think about doing something like this. |
| 1732 | Gary Brown | |
| 1733 | Lisa Wright | |
| 1734 | Martin A. Miller | |
| 1735 | Katherine Harris | |
| 1736 | Kayla N. Kielar | |
| 1737 | Gregory P. Marshall II, Ph.D. | I find it appalling in the extreme that individuals would feel the need to eliminate the fundamental concept on which all biological processes are based. It is possible that evolution is not the sole method in which life originated and developed on this planet, but this debate and the introduction of other theories should reside only in the realm of philosophy or theology, not in the true sciences. It is a non-debatable fact that all of the modern biological disciplines depend on evolutionary concepts as the basis for their understanding of results and observations. This should not be changed to placate the uninformed masses who feel the need to attack what they do not fully understand. |
| 1738 | Joel Dawson | I am very concerned that the state board of education would even consider eliminating evolution or tacking on "intelligent design" to the science standards. I taught Biology for many years beginning in 1962 and there was no effort to question evolution. Evolution is at the CORE of understanding Biology. Please keep religion out of science. |
| 1739 | Lisa Phifer | Call Florida Board of Education 850-245-0505 |
| 1740 | Stephen Palmer | |
| 1741 | Maggie Lawrence | The teaching of intelligent design in public schools is a violation of the separation of church and state. |
| 1742 | Bill Meyers | Do not allow non scientific studies (creationism i.e.) during normal school hours that are normally used for science classes. |
| 1743 | Laura L Garnett | |
| 1744 | William Slayton | I support strong science curriculum devoid of supernatural theories such as intelligent design and creationism |
| 1745 | Marda Jorgensen | |
| 1746 | Douglas G. McFadden | |
| 1747 | Sherin Smallwood | By all means, the teaching of evolution is critical to science education. I also believe that the teaching of intelligent design or creationism in public schools should NOT be allowed - let those who are interested learn it at home, in their place of worship, or in a private religious school. It should NOT be taught in our public schools and I resent that any portion of my tax dollars should go towards teaching kids a flimsy idea for which no one has done (or can do) the experiments, and for which there is no scientific evidence. This country was built on separation of church and state - let's keep it that way and leave religion out of our schools. Teach our children science, and give them the background - evolution - to understand it. Our future depends on a solid educational foundation, and the teaching of evolution is critical to this.
One last thought: why do the Christians get to teach their dogma to the exclusion of the beliefs of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism...etc.? I believe it all should be left out of public school education, but it is interesting that in this melting pot of cultures and religions that is the U.S.A., the dogma of one religion is allowed in public school curriculum to the exclusion of the rest. |
| 1748 | Kimberly O'Neill | |
| 1749 | Cathy Cavanaugh, PhD | Florida's science curriculum should reflect the best knowledge of the scientific community. Anything less will imperil our students who seek a life in the sciences. Alternate viewpoints should be addressed in family and religious forums. The science curriculum does not have room for non-science. |
| 1750 | Julide Ozan | |