Comments on: Send Your Kid to Camp Quest West (for Free!)

By: K

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:31:52 +0000

OOooooh, thanks for this. Junior is eagerly anticipating what he’s going to write and he thinks he’s going to win.

By: Siamang

Siamang — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:58:55 +0000

I think so, Mike.

If I taught high-school biology, I’d teach about Intelligent Design. I don’t think you can get around it at this point, if you’re covering evolution.

But no, I wouldn’t teach it as science. I’d use it to illustrate the difference between the methodical process of experiment, verification, peer-review, publishing and the slow hard work of proving your ideas and getting them accepted by the majority of your field, and the process of winning a school board election.

Just as scientists do not perform experiments to choose who goes on a school board, school boards cannot look at their election results to see what is and isn’t science.

By: MikeClawson

MikeClawson — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:38:23 +0000

1. Should Intelligent Design be taught in school along with evolution? Why or why not?

What if the child answers “yes”? Do they still have a shot at the scholarship?

By: WayBeyondSoccerMom

WayBeyondSoccerMom — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:01:33 +0000

My children attended Camp Quest West last year, and they had a terrific time. I cannot recommend it highly enough. It was well-run, the children were well-cared for, and my kids had a blast. They loved their counselors.

BTW, my children have attended several sleep away camps, and Camp Quest West was the best one so far.

Even if your child doesn’t win or even enter the essay contest, the camp is well worth checking out for your child this summer.