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

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

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      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

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