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Update: National Survey of 350 Preschool Teachers Finds Social Skills Trump Academic Abilities

Teachers recommend the best method for teaching children of preschool age
the necessary social skills is to expose them to settings where there are
other children.

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The proposed standards correctly treat evolution like a
scientific theory that is open to further investigation, not a sacred cow. The Committee concluded that it had "heard
credible scientific testimony that indeed there are significant debates about
the evidence for key aspects of chemical and biological evolutionary theory."
"There now should be no doubt that the debate over science standards in
Kansas is NOT about intelligent design," said West."
Discovery Institute supports teaching students more about evolutionary
theory, including introducing them to mainstream, peer-reviewed scientific
debates over key aspects of modern evolutionary theory (known as
neo-Darwinism).
Teachers indicated that parents who support their children's verbal
communications, ability to follow directions and participate in group
activities will help their children get the most out of preschool and will
help cut down on behavioral problems inside the classroom and out. Still the leader in early
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The teachers surveyed also said that societal pressures have undoubtedly
influenced parents' thinking and behavior as it relates to the development of
their children.

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"Children need to know two things to feel good about themselves and to get
along in the world: that they are unique and special, and that they are just
like everybody else.

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At the same time, the new draft
standards make clear that they do not cover the concept of intelligent design.

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The January-February issue of Science & Spirit also features:

- - Cambridge University cosmologist John Barrow examining "string theory"
and suggesting the constants of nature may not be so constant after all.
The issue, according to 80% of the preschool teachers surveyed, is that
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" A leader in his field, as well
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Ellis has always combined his success with a spirit of giving -- donating
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projects. In fact, parents who focus too much on
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according to a national survey of 350 preschool teachers conducted by Horizon
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Also explored in this issue are the effects of toxins on the fetus. "This survey demonstrates
that parents can have a more important influence on their young children's
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-- A Q & A with Kitty Ferguson, an established explorer of the interplay
between science and religion and biographer of famed physicist Stephen
Hawking .

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, A new draft of science standards to
be presented to the Kansas State Board of Education this week is drawing
praise for recognizing that students need to study all the scientific evidence
relating to chemical and biological evolution. The Board does not take a position on this topic. But as interesting as
these personal questions may be, the personal questions are not covered by
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"This is a common-sense approach that will benefit students, parents ,
and teachers. The program's benefits are that children
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" Taking advantage of recent advances in biomonitoring
technology, scientists are discovering that "we all harbor a cocktail of
chemicals in our bodies , some of which were banned long ago."
The new draft of the science standards was prepared by the Kansas Board of
Education's Science Hearings Committee after hearing testimony from nearly two
dozen scientists and scholars last month about how evolution should be
presented in the classroom . Examples include playgroups, parent-child development classes
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writer Karen Schmidt recounts a National Academy of Sciences report that
states: "Scientists believe that environmental factors play a role in at
least three percent and as much as twenty-five percent of all developmental
defects in children.

For additional information about the people and stories featured in Science
& Spirit, please contact Laura Mackin, tel: 617-847-5801; email:
mackin@science -spirit. While
the testimony presented at the science hearings included both advocates and
critics of the theory of Intelligent Design, we do not include it in these
curriculum standards."
West praised the Science Hearings Committee for making clear that it was
basing its new draft of the science standards on science, not religion."

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"The new draft standards call for students to learn more about the
scientific evidence regarding chemical and biological evolution, including
scientific criticisms raised in peer-reviewed science journals," said Dr.
The Committee noted that it was "aware that the study and discussion of
the origin and development of life may raise deep personal and philosophical
questions for many people on all sides of the debate. For a location near you, call 1-866-349-GROW, or visit
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"Anyone who claims
otherwise is simply offering up the proverbial red herring.
"Each level of the program is designed to let kids express themselves and
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" Scientists
also know that unborn children are most sensitive to chemical pollution and
are the first place to look for signs of trouble."
In its "Rationale of the State Board for Adopting these Science Curriculum
Standards," the Science Hearings Committee also stressed "that the Science
Curriculum Standards do not include the theory of Intelligent Design. The Institute does not favor requiring students to learn
about the scientific theory of intelligent design.

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-- A wife recounting her husband's devastating motorcycle crash and
subsequent struggle to heal from his traumatic brain injury.

Science & Spirit explores the ways in which science affects the human
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Why Do We Exist? Why Is There a Universe?

The January-February issue of Science &
Spirit features cosmologist George Ellis and his quest for answers to the
richest philosophical and metaphysical questions of all -- "Why do we
exist?" and "Why is there a universe?"

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Ellis believes in what he calls capital-C "Cosmology," which includes all
of little-c cosmology, "but adds to it the dimension of how this all
relates to human life in its fullest sense.science-spirit. Character Development - Not Reciting ABCs - Is Key to
Toddlers' Success in Preschool

SAN FRANCISCO, Learning numbers and ABCs
are not the most important lessons young children should master before heading
off to preschool, a new report finds. "In today's competitive world, parents feel pressured to push
their children to get an early jump-start on academic skills," said family
therapist and parent educator Sheri Glucoft Wong.
"Gymboree is not about pushing kids to be exceptional or advanced, it's
about helping kids get the most out of where they are," said Glucoft Wong.