This film about the State Board of Education in the state of Texas, gives us an inside look at who is responsible for, and how curriculum and topics for curriculum is selected for public schools. The main topic, of course, is an "origin of life," debate, and deciding who decides what theories will and will not be taught in a public school.
You can read more about the REVISIONARIES movie here .
Read an informative news article about the movie here.... article.
The film is about how "creationists" are rewriting Texas school curriculum, unfavorable of course to some people who are intolerant to those Christian, conservative views. This is a very interesting peek into how curriculum is formulated, fought over, decided upon and used politically.
Watch the PBS video THE REVISIONARIES here:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2325563509
