Students in schools using the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum are being taught human-caused climate change is not real and instead teach students God has a plan to prepare a new heaven and Earth with a better climate', a study has found
Students in schools using the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum are being taught human-caused climate change is not real and evolution is"impossible", a study has found.
It presents every subject through a Biblical worldview and creationism is a cornerstone of its science lessons. The study's lead author, Dr Jenna Scaramanga, told Sky News pupils who study the curriculum end up"misinformed [and] not able to weigh scientific evidence".Tanya, who did not want to disclose her real name, was homeschooled with ACE between the ages of six and 18.She graduated from ACE sure the theory of evolution was"ridiculous, that it was a lie".Tanya said she was"completely unstuck" when she finished her schooling.
While she has persevered with further education, Tanya said at 31,"there is still so much I don't know" about science. The learning style of ACE is largely self-directed and relies on rote memorisation, typically with little intervention from a teacher. He said:"The sort of science denial in the PACEs [textbooks] paves the way for not believing in vaccines, but not isolating during COVID.Read more:Mr Pocock is now 47 and has a PhD in genetics - but said his ACE education cast a"long shadow" over his science career.
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