Do NOT question your teacher

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070526/us_nm/usa_museum_dc

I'm one of "those folks" that believes it takes more faith to believe in evolution than in the truth that God created me. I'm saying that up-front, so the next part probably won't take you by surprise:

"Teachers don't deserve a student coming into class saying 'Gee Mrs. Brown, I went to this fancy museum and it said you're teaching me a lie,"' Dr. Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, told reporters before the museum opened.

That's a direct quote from the above article. What is Dr. Scott really saying? We scientists are absolutely correct, and we should not be subjected to questions or discussions. At what point did "scientists" turn into dictators?

I've had a lotta fun this year with my students at the expense of science - in September no one could say dogmatically of we had 8 planets, 12 planets, or 20 planets. All the scientists were in an uproar for a few weeks. Last I checked they've decided on 8. But for awhile there they weren't sure. For about 100 years prior they were pretty dogmatic about 9. Point is - scientists are always learning, and should accept questions, ideas, and be ready with some provable answers.

Since general evolution is not provable, it is a statement of faith, and not truth. Dr. Scott should be happy that Mrs. Brown has students in her class who have questions. These are the students that make teaching a worthy profession. And it used to be scientists that had questions. I guess once you have the Dr. in front of your name you no longer have questions.