Scott Walker’s High-School Science Teacher: ‘Man Up’ (on evolution)

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The Republican presidential hopeful refused to answer a recent question about evolution. The governor's former science teacher tells TIME she isn't pleased


Among those who questioned Walker: the chair of his high school science department, Ann Serpe, 73. “Answer the question when they ask you!” Serpe said in an interview. “He could have manned up a bit. That’s what I would tell him.”

Serpe, who taught chemistry and chaired the math and science department at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan, Wis., before her retirement in 1998, now lives in nearby Elkhorn. She recalls that Walker, her pupil and an advisee in student government, was a bright, committed participant in class. Walker graduated in 1986.

What would Walker have learned in high school? “We taught the theory of evolution, and human evolution, as a prerequisite to understanding biological classification. I went out and looked at my biology textbook just to make sure.”

Serpe says, “I don’t know the dogma of the Baptist church where Scott’s father was the minister, as it concerns evolution. But I do recall that Scott was very accepting of everything in science class. He had a good sense of it.”


http://time.com/3710087/scott-walker-evolution/

[guillaumeb]

1. but Scottie Walker has an even better sense

of how to pander to the know-nothing Republican voters still living in the 15th century. Until the Republican politicians stop pandering to these fearful racist crazies the Republican party will remain the party of crazy.

[Scuba]

2. Stop pandering to their base? Unlikely.

[guillaumeb]

3. just imagine a Warren/Feingold ticket.

Imagine the debates between Warren/Feingold and Palin/Perry. Even grading on a bell curve Palin/Perry could not pass that test.

[Scuba]

5. Warren/Feingold would trounce any of the "geniuses" the Republicans could muster.

[Cha]

4. Now that's funny.. should get more exposure.. thanks, E