TX education - evolution = sadface

It's been almost a year since I moved to Texas (seriously!) and I vaguely remember freaking out how conservative everyone would be. Turns out, I'm in a liberal bubble in Austin (yes, I realized that I wasn't in too much danger but the combination of gun-toting mixed with liberalism is something I'm unfamiliar with).

However, a friend's daughter asked for some help the other night with her science homework. I was handed a public school, 6th grade science book. DUH DUH DUH DUNHHHHH.

Obviously, there's no mention anywhere in the book of evolution. Or natural selection. I really could not believe this, but it's true. I mean, I'd heard stories, of course. We all have. But I saw no chapters called "The Origin of Life" or any such thing that would help a young, curious mind figure out where we came from or how the earth came into existence. There were chapters titled "Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes" and "Single Cells to Multi-Cell Organisms." Ok...

I've harped on this in the past and it makes me want to cry. I cannot imagine growing up with such a huge chunk of my science education and understanding just... missing. How would I look at the natural world without realizing that everything is connected and came into being over this incredibly long process? It's amazing in the truest sense of the word.

So on Election Day, with the state election board up for the vote in Texas, good grief, I hope y'all have voted for some good change.