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On 7/11/2015 6:24 PM, Gary Crabtree wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This is very true but I
doubt that things have changed quite that much.</div>
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Of the sciences commonly taught in high schools over the last
half-century I suspect biology teaching has changed the most.
Molecular biology, especially since the human genome has been
mapped, permeates the curriculum, whereas that was barely
discussable fifty years ago. Ecology and environmental studies were
unheard of back then; today they are studied in elementary schools.
Computer technology allows virtual dissections and subject matter
detail presentations unimaginable while Johnson and Nixon were
bombing Vietnam. Newer ethical considerations have arisen since
medical advances have lengthened lives and prolonged care. Biology
curricula have the shortest half-lives and most need refreshing to
be up-to-date. People who graduated high school before 1990
(before genome mapping) have a substantially new subject to learn.<br>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Next up, the assertion
that the off-spring of <span tabindex="-1" id=":33o.1">homosapien</span>
male and <span tabindex="-1" id=":33o.2">homosapien</span> female
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The militarily-minded ruggedized-retards among us are more likely to
suggest that H. sapiens will be crossed with miniaturized
Tyrannosaurus rex to create the next generation of battle-ready
reptilian soldiers. Go see the movie Jurassic World if you're not
aware of this reference.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Sunil
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<div dir="ltr">Well Gary, they were teaching you biology a
long time ago. <br>
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Ken<br>
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