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Debate in India after evolution removed from school books — Level A1 — woman in red long sleeve shirt holding orange and white book

Debate in India after evolution removed from school booksCEFR A1

27 Apr 2023

Adapted from Ranjit Devraj, SciDev CC BY 2.0

Photo by Sumeet B, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
82 words
  • Science teachers ask the government to restore evolution officially.
  • Textbooks have had evolution and related chapters removed recently.
  • The changes were made to lighten students' study load.
  • The removals affect science classes for several grades.
  • Hundreds of scientists signed an open public appeal.
  • Some political groups oppose Darwin's ideas and evolution.
  • Supporters say evolution helps explain diseases and extinction.
  • Teachers want scientific ideas kept in school books.
  • They say textbooks should teach modern science concepts.
  • Public debate continues about school science teaching.

Difficult words

  • evolutionChange of living things over long time
  • textbookBook used by students in class
    Textbooks
  • restorePut back something that was removed
  • appealPublic request for help or change
  • opposeDisagree with and try to stop something
  • extinctionWhen a kind of animal or plant dies out

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Discussion questions

  • Do you learn about evolution at your school?
  • Should science be in textbooks?
  • Have you read school books about animals?

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