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AIBU?

To think this person should not be a biology teacher?

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baublegirl454 · 15/01/2017 19:53

My son is yr 8, and had had concerns about his biology teacher for a while. She has often been totally unprepared for their lessons so they are told to just read from their textbooks, she can't use the whiteboard & often sets incomprehensible homework or on subjects that they haven't studied yet. She is new, so we hoped these were just teething issues and would improve. Howe er, DS came home on Friday and announced that she has said that she doesn't believe in Evolution and (I quote) 'I don't believe an explosion (I.e. The Big Bang) could create a house'
WTF????
Would we be unreasonable to approach the school about this?!

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Kennington · 15/01/2017 19:56

Good grief I would go nuts. Fair enough if it was the RE teacher.
Are you sure she wasn't joking?

PickAChew · 15/01/2017 19:56

She needs to keep her religious beliefs out of the science lab where they conflict with well grounded scientific theories that kids need to learn about. You wouldn't be unreasonable.

SpeakNoWords · 15/01/2017 19:57

What kind of school is it?

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 15/01/2017 19:58

Big Bang theory is often disputed by reputable scientists.

Evolution? Erm, not so much.

I'd go and see the head or whoever most appropriate.

baublegirl454 · 15/01/2017 19:58

No, she wasn't joking. It was said seriously apparently, and she doesn't make jokes as a rule.
It is a grammar school - prides itself on the quality of their teaching apparently 🙄

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QueenofLouisiana · 15/01/2017 19:59

I teach in a faith academy and I am really careful not to state my own opinions on stuff like this! I present the creation story from the Bible as one set of ideas (and teach other creation stories as part of a term's topic work) and the theory of evolution as another set of ideas.

SpeakNoWords · 15/01/2017 20:02

I'd probably ask for clarification from the teacher first and then follow up if you're not happy with the response.

EweAreHere · 15/01/2017 20:04

Put what she has allegedly said in writing, as well as the other statements about her lack of preparation and the inappropriate homework setting, and take it to the Head of her Department.

If you don't feel like you're getting anywhere, go higher, and copy the Board of Governors.

BarbarianMum · 15/01/2017 20:10

Gosh Queen I hope you're not presenting creationism anywhere except a religious education class. It's a religious belief, not a scientific theory.

SpeakNoWords · 15/01/2017 20:13

Totally agree, Barbarian!

Naicehamshop · 15/01/2017 20:13

Queen ??

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 15/01/2017 20:14

I find it hard to believe that anyone who doesn't believe in evolution is a properly qualified biology teacher and I would definitely be raising it further.

BarbarianMum · 15/01/2017 20:14

I was commenting on QueenofLouisiana's post

baublegirl454 · 15/01/2017 20:14

Thanks all, Ewe will do that 👍

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firsttimemum15 · 15/01/2017 20:15

Im sorry, im not sure i follow with how that mwans she doesnt believe in creation. To me that quote only sounds like she is discrediting the Big Bang not evolution so I would be incredibly clear first.

In my exoerience grammar schools are a law unto themselves and often opetate very differently to state scools teachers do not even need to be qualified to teach in them.... i could go on...

CockacidalManiac · 15/01/2017 20:15

Teachers should not be promoting unscientific bullshit to children.

SpeakNoWords · 15/01/2017 20:16

Grammars are state schools. Do you mean academies?

WhenSheWasBadSheWasHorrid · 15/01/2017 20:17

I would complain

If I'm honest I would complain about Queens teaching too.

Naicehamshop · 15/01/2017 20:18

Do you mean private schools firsttime?

TeenAndTween · 15/01/2017 20:18

Grammar schools are generally state schools though (apart from the private schools that have Grammar in their name).

baublegirl454 · 15/01/2017 20:19

She stated that she didn't believe in evolution because God created everything. She also stated that she didn't believe in the Big Bang. Sorry, that wasn't clear

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baublegirl454 · 15/01/2017 20:20

This is a state grammar school, although it is now an academy (as is practically every other state school in the area)

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firsttimemum15 · 15/01/2017 20:20

Yes, I mean provate schools. Sorry. All the grammar achools in my area are private. So sorry for the confusion.

Still dont understanf the quote though. To me its as if she was saying she doesnt believe in the Big Bang not evolution.

firsttimemum15 · 15/01/2017 20:21

Ah ok. So if she doesnt believe in the big bang or evolution what did she offer instead out of curiosity.

Is it a private school?

SpeakNoWords · 15/01/2017 20:22

For a science teacher she's talking a lot about beliefs rather than the scientific method. I'd be annoyed by that. She can believe the world is flat and carried on the back of a giant turtle in space for all I'd care, but she absolutely shouldn't bring any of it into her teaching.

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