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　　The future of our species probably depends on science education and our understanding of the natural world. If you're concerned about science literacy, read this book. —Bill Nye the Science Guy®

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The book . . . is an excellent resource to deal with the attackon evolution, which is a surrogate, and indeed a wedge, for awide-ranging crusade against the scientific integrity of the publiceducation system in America."--Rev. Barry W. Lynn from theForeword
More than eighty years after the Scopes trial, creationism is aliveand well. Through local school boards, sympathetic politicians, andwell-funded organizations, a strong movement has developed toencourage the teaching of the latest incarnation ofcreationism—intelligent design—as a scientifically credible theoryalongside evolution in science classes. Although intelligent designsuffered a serious defeat in the recent Kitzmiller v. Dover trial,its proponents are bound to continue their assault on evolutioneducation. Now, in Not in Our Classrooms, parents and teachers, aswell as other concerned citizens, have a much-needed tool to use inthe argument against teaching intelligent design as science.

The book . . . is an excellent resource to deal with the attack
on evolution, which is a surrogate, and indeed a wedge, for a
wide-ranging crusade against the scientific integrity of the public
education system in America."--Rev. Barry W. Lynn from the
Foreword 
More than eighty years after the Scopes trial, creationism is alive
and well. Through local school boards, sympathetic politicians, and
well-funded organizations, a strong movement has developed to
encourage the teaching of the latest incarnation of
creationism—intelligent design—as a scientifically credible theory
alongside evolution in science classes. Although intelligent design
suffered a serious defeat in the recent Kitzmiller v. Dover trial,
its proponents are bound to continue their assault on evolution
education. Now, in Not in Our Classrooms, parents and teachers, as
well as other concerned citizens, have a much-needed tool to use in
the argument against teaching intelligent design as science. 
Where did the concept of intelligent design originate? How does it
connect with, and conflict with, various religious beliefs? Should
we teach the controversy itself in our science classrooms? In clear
and lively essays, a team of experts answers these questions and
many more, describing the history of the intelligent design
movement and the lack of scientific support for its claims. Most
importantly, the contributors—authorities on the scientific, legal,
educational, and theological problems of intelligent design-speak
specifically to teachers and parents about the need to defend the
integrity of science education by keeping intelligent design out of
science curriculums. A concluding chapter offers concrete advice
for those seeking to defend the teaching of evolution in their own
communities. 
Not in Our Classrooms is essential reading for anyone concerned
about defending the teaching of evolution, uncompromised by
religiously motivated pseudoscience, in the classrooms of our
public schools.

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　　Eugenie C. Scott and Glenn Branch are the executive director and the deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization in Oakland, California, that defends the teaching of evolution in the public schools. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2005 by Choice.
　　Since 1992 the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, a minister in the United Church of Christ, has served as executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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