Happy 121st Birthday John T. Scopes
Waldina
English - August 03, 2021 15:59 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBArts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today is the 121st birthday of the educator John T. Scopes. He broke the law that forbid the teaching of evolution, which created a national conversation, a trial, and shift in the general understanding of science and it’s importance in public education. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/03/happy-121st-birthday-john-t-scopes/
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