John Wingerter
John Wingerter, believes that our children should be taught creationism in the classroom.
Scientists today announced the discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of a human ancestor. The find reveals that our forebears underwent a previously unknown stage of evolution more than a million years before Lucy, the iconic early human ancestor specimen that walked the Earth 3.2 million years ago. The fossil puts to rest the notion, popular since Darwin’s time, that a chimpanzee-like missing link—resembling something between humans and today’s apes—would eventually be found at the root of the human family tree. Indeed, the new evidence suggests that the study of chimpanzee anatomy and behavior—long used to infer the nature of the earliest human ancestors—is largely irrelevant to understanding our beginnings.
So why is this important? Because right wing school board candidate, John Wingerter, believes that our children should be taught creationism in the classroom. Here is the definition of creationism – Creationism refers to the religious belief[1] that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in some form by a supernatural being or beings. Guess where John Wingerter got this idea to teach this in the classroom? You have guessed correctly if you said Gwenne Alexander, the head of Chester County Action. In fact, her and John work together at Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in West Chester run by right wing minister James Hanak. This nonsense of the teaching of creationism has cost the Dover school district, in Dover, Pa over $1,000,000 dollars in legal fees paid by the tax payers. If Wingerter is elected he will push to have his religion to be taught in West Chester Area Schools. Can you afford $1,000,000 in new taxes to pay for this right wing zealot’s view?
Here is what John Wingerter said during the League of Women’s Voter Debate back on May 3rd, 2009 when asked if creationism should be taught in the classroom:
“I think that students need to know that there is another, that there is another thought, there are other theories, and there are researches that are taking place out there as far as creationism is concerned.”
submitted by concerned West Chester Parent
3 responses so far ↓
AmericanGirl // October 3, 2009 at 6:41 am |
You must be incorrect- I went to the PA Leadership Cyber School website and yes I saw the Director of CC Action’s picture there being on the Board BUT THERE’S NOTHING showing John Wingerter working there. So whyat are you rambling about? He isn’t listed anywhere.
Granted I don’t want my money going to ‘cyber’ schools, I consider them a scam, but the guy’s not listed there. Be factual here.
chestercountyrants // October 3, 2009 at 10:10 am |
American Girl
Thank you for your comment, if you read about chester county rants you will see we post rants from everyone. That is the idea of the website. A person submitted this rant . We will look into this further though as we have been. That is also why we have comments so others as yourself can do just that. Thanks!
chestercountyrants // October 3, 2009 at 2:46 pm |
American Girl
Dr. Wingerter began his career in education in the Philadelphia School District as a teacher in 1967 and in 1971 became an assistant principal. He served as a high school principal for many years and as the Superintendent of Schools of the Marple Newtown School District. He has taught at the graduate level at Temple University and served as a member of the Graduate Education Faculty at Immaculata University. Dr. Wingerter was appointed as the Assistant Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at Immaculata University and served until 2007. He was an educational consultant and served as President and member of the Board of Trustees for a cyber charter school, where he now holds an administrative position.
He was an educational consultant and served as President and member of the Board of Trustees for a cyber charter school. Straight from the candidates website. Maybe that is where the Parent got the info.
We rest our case American Girl, we didn’t print that article a concerned Parent in the West Chester Area did, however we did our research as promised. Above is what we found, now why don’t you quit your rambling.