Several people from the ESA have offered to help co-ordinate a response to the recent advances made by creationists over the past years. There is an immediate problem represented by the IJCR and some more long term concerns having to do with inadequate elementary and advanced education. The following suggestions were made by ESA members.
1. Draft an official ESA letter of response that summarizes the evidence against young earth creationism and states the importance of scientific method to the construction of contemporary paradigms. 2. Facilitate professional contact with elementary grade schools through informal outreach for the purpose of teaching evolution to students and teachers. 3. Promote techniques and methods to improve evolution as it is taught in non-majors courses. If you would you be interested in helping with one of these efforts please contact me and I will put you in touch with the people who are interested in facilitating exploration into these possible responses. With a little luck we might have something ready for the August ESA meeting, but probably not the June Mammal meeting. Sincerely, Jim Sparks -- James L. Sparks Jr. M.Sc. Freelance Ecology 4530 E. Seminary Ave. Richmond, VA 23227 804.426.2479 (cell) "Quis custodiet ipso custodes?" -Juvenal
