by Paul Gorman, Science reporter
The Press (New Zealand)
20 Jun 2007
Evolution teachers are being told to confront creationism in the classroom and make sure students understand what sets science apart from other subjects.
At the Evolution 2007 conference in Christchurch yesterday, Dr Elizabeth Elle, of Simon Fraser University in Canada, outlined how teachers of evolutionary biology at all levels should deal with resistance from students.
While most of that resistance would come from those with strong religious beliefs, some just had ‘‘misconceptions of the world’’, she said.
