| I understand what you are saying Tea,
My thoughts on debate come mainly from the titles dealing with biology. Lynn Margulis, Dawkins, E.O. Wilson...there are many ideas presented in these works that students in small town U.S.A. might take issue with.
Dawkins/Evolution is an example. While in the scienctific community there is no debate, within the general public...and certainly more so with high school students in a highly conservative part of the county...there is alot of confusion and scepticism.
Lynn Margulis is another example as far as Gaia Hypothesis and micro bio topics. The micro-bio would provide additional education on something they may not normally find interesting if they read it from a textbook. The Gaia hypothesis would certainly lead to interesting discussion.
I completely agree that a focus on science vs psuedoscience would be a great benefit for these kids. Can you recommend titles that specifically address this topic? |