Banning teaching about Arabic numerals and the Big Bang Theory
I'd heard of the polling data that'd showed most American wanted to ban teaching students about Arabic numerals, but I was somewhat amused (via Snopes) to learn that the same survey company also polled people on their support for teaching the Big Bang Theory in a slightly different guise:
Sorry to break this to everyone but it appears neither side has a monopoly on blind prejudice. Either that or 73% of Democrats believe schools shouldn't be teaching students about the Big Bang Theory. pic.twitter.com/zoPHq4Nffs
— John Dick (@jdcivicscience) May 15, 2019
Plus this: pic.twitter.com/smjhf7ZRam
— John Dick (@jdcivicscience) May 15, 2019