India cuts the periodic table and evolution from schoolbooks – DW – 06/02/2023
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Crucial science topics will no longer be taught to a large swath of Indian students, according to new government guidance.

In a statement, the council rationalized the reduction by stating they wanted to reduce the content load on students in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. On June 1, India cut a slew of foundational topics from tenth grade textbooks, including the periodic table of elements, Darwin’s theory of evolution, the Pythagorean theorem, sources of energy, sustainable management of natural resources and contribution of agriculture to the national economy, among others. These changes effectively block a major swath of Indian students from exposure to evolution through textbooks, because tenth grade is the last year mandatory science classes are offered in Indian schools.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/evolution-periodic-table-to-stay-part-of-class-9-10-syllabus/articleshow/101058188.cms

  • pocker_machine@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    10 hours ago

    If I have to teach you about sub par quality of articles on the internet, I won’t. Learn it yourself.

    • Murvel@lemm.eeEnglish
      34·
      10 hours ago

      Oh good; so it stands between your credibility; some rando fucking wise guy on the internet and that of the German Public Broadcasting service…

      lmfao

        • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgOP
          3·
          9 hours ago

          What secondary sources do you propose we trust? Deutsche-Welle has a reputation for fact-checking and retractions. What’s your source that students who don’t major in math or biology will learn these?