Don't Buy Into These "Trends" Concerning Evolution Korea
Evolution Korea
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In 바카라 에볼루션 has requested textbook publishers to ignore calls to remove examples of evolution from science textbooks for high school students. This includes evidence for the evolution of horses as well as the bird ancestral Archaeopteryx.
1. Evolution and Religion
A group of creationists in South Korea has successfully convinced textbook publishers to remove evidence of evolution in high school science textbooks. The Society for Textbook Revise, an independent branch of the Korea Association for Creation Research that aims to cleanse biology textbooks of "atheist materialism," was behind the move. The STR asserts that such materialism creates a negative image for students, making them lose faith.
Scientists across the globe expressed concern when the STR campaign gained attention. Jae Choe, evolutionary biologist at Ewha Womans University, Seoul wrote in an email to Nature's editor that South Korea had succumbed to religious prejudice. He was backed by colleagues from across the country, who formed an organization called Evolution Korea to organize a petition to protest the changes to the textbooks.
Some scientists are concerned that the STR campaign will spread to other parts of the globe, where creationism is on the rise. The letter to Nature warned that the anti-evolutionist movement will intensify pressure for revisions to textbooks in other countries, notably those with large Christian and Muslim population.
South Korea's culture is particularly strong for the evolution debate. Twenty-six percent of the country's citizens belong to an organized religion and the majority adhere to Christianity or Buddhism. Many Koreans also follow Ch'ondogyo, an ideology based on Confucian principles, which is a strong advocate of social harmony, individual self-cultivation, and self-respect. Ch'ondogyo is a belief system that teaches that humans are one with Hanulnim, the God of the Sun, and that heavenly blessings can be derived through the good deeds of a person.
All of this has provided an ideal environment for the spread of creationism. Several studies have shown that students who have religious backgrounds tend to feel more uncomfortable about learning evolution than those who do not have a religious background. The underlying causes of this phenomenon remain not clear. One explanation is that students who have religious backgrounds tend to be as familiar with scientific theories and concepts which makes them more susceptible to the influence of creationists. Another factor could be that students with religious backgrounds might view evolution as a concept that is atheistic, making them feel uncomfortable.
2. Evolution and Science
In recent years, anti-evolution programs in schools have raised concern in the scientific community. A survey conducted in 2009 revealed that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe that biological evolution is a lie and that believing in it would conflict with their faith-based beliefs. Despite the popularity of creationism in some states, many scientists feel that the best strategy to stop this trend is not to be actively involved in it, but rather to educate the public on the evidence supporting evolution.
Scientists are required to educate their students about science including the theory of evolution. They must also inform the general public about the science process and how knowledge from science is collected and confirmed. They should also explain that scientific theories are often challenged and reformulated. However, misperceptions about the nature of scientific research frequently fuel anti-evolution beliefs.
For instance, many people confuse the term "theory" with the everyday meaning of the word - a guess or a guess. In science, however theories are thoroughly tested and verified using empirical evidence. A theory that is repeatedly tested and observed is then a scientific principle.
The debate over evolution theory is a great occasion to discuss both the importance of scientific method and its limitations. It is important to realize that science is unable to answer questions about the purpose or meaning of life, but only provides a mechanism through which living organisms can evolve and change.
A well-rounded education should also include exposure to all major scientific fields including evolutionary biology. This is especially important since the jobs that people have and the choices they make require understanding of how science functions.
The vast majority of scientists around world agree that humans have evolved over time. In a recent study that predicted the opinions of adults about the consensus on this subject those with higher levels of education and science knowledge were found to be more likely believe that there is a broad agreement among scientists regarding human evolution. The people who have more religious beliefs but less scientific knowledge tend to be more divided. It is important that educators stress the importance of gaining an understanding of this consensus, so that people can make informed choices about energy use, health care, and other policy matters.
3. Evolution and Culture
Cultural evolution is a close relative of the mainstream evolutionary theory. It examines the ways that humans and other species learn from one another. Researchers in this area use explanation tools and models adapted from evolutionary theorists and reach back to human prehistory to discover the origins of culture.
This approach also acknowledges the distinction between biological and cultural traits. Cultural traits are acquired slowly while biological traits are mostly inherited simultaneously (in sexual species, at fertilization). The acquisition of a cultural characteristic can affect the growth and development of another.
In Korea for instance, the adoption of Western fashion elements in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century was a result of a variety of events. One of the most important was the arrival of Japanese occupation forces who introduced Western hairstyles and styles of clothing to Korean society.
After that, when Japan left Korea in the 1930s, a few of these trends began revert. At the close of World War II, Korea was once again united, this time under Choson dynasty rule.
Today, Korea is an economic and political power. Despite the current global financial crisis, the economy of Korea has grown consistently over the past decade and is set to continue its healthy growth in the coming years.
However, the current government has many challenges to face. The inability of the government to come up with a coherent plan to tackle the current economic crisis is one the biggest challenges. The crisis has revealed shortcomings in the policies of the country particularly its dependence on foreign investment and exports which could not last.
The crisis has shaken confidence of investors. In the aftermath, the government has to reconsider its strategy and come up with other ways to increase domestic demand. It must also reform the incentive monitoring, monitoring, and discipline systems currently in place to create an environment that is stable for the financial sector. This chapter offers a number of scenarios of how the Korean economy could develop in the post-crisis era.
4. Evolution and Education
The challenge for evolution educators is to teach evolutionary concepts that are appropriate for different stages of development and ages. For example, teachers must be aware of the diversity of religions in their classrooms and create a space that students who have religious and secular views feel comfortable in learning about evolution. Teachers must also be able recognize common misconceptions regarding evolution and be able to correct them in the classroom. Additionally, teachers should have access to a range of resources that are available to teach evolution and be able to find them quickly.
In this regard, the Thinking Evolutionarily Convocation played a significant role in bringing together evolutionary researchers and educators from various sectors to discuss the best methods of teaching Evolution. The participants included representatives from scientific societies as well as educational researchers, officials from government funding agencies as well as curriculum developers. The convergence of different stakeholders led to the development of a set of shared recommendations that will serve as the basis for any future actions.
A key recommendation is that the teaching of evolution should be integrated in all science curricula at every level. To accomplish this it is recommended that the National Science Education Standards (NRC) call for evolution to be taught in a seamless way across the life sciences, with a progression of concepts that are developmental appropriate. A new publication from NRC provides guidelines to schools about how to integrate evolution into the life science curriculum.
Multiple studies have proven that a more complete presentation of evolution leads to greater student understanding and belief in evolution. It is difficult to estimate the causality of teaching in the classroom, since the curriculum for schools do not change on a regular basis and are dependent on the timing of state board of education and gubernatorial elections. To overcome this issue I employ an ongoing data set that lets me control for fixed state and year effects as well as individual-level variations in teacher beliefs about evolution.
Another important finding is that teachers who feel more comfortable teaching about evolution report having fewer personal barriers to doing so. This is in line with the hypothesis that a more confident faculty is less likely to avoid discussing evolution subjects in the classroom. They also could be more likely to employ strategies, such as an approach to reconciliation that is known to increase the acceptance of undergraduate students of evolution (Harms and Reiss 2019; Tolman et al. 2020).