March 31, 1982

Anti-creationists' efforts to distort the motives and goals of the "scientific creationists" have dominated the educational literature, influenced the courts, and polarized the media. It is about time that someone who has been involved in all phases of the development of science education and in this debate from its early years be heard.

As a city superintendent, I am outraged by the implications of the Johnston-Helms amendment.