Science Fiction 101

"If our research on high school biology teachers generalizes to science teachers more broadly, we can expect that many lack confidence in their ability to respond to politically motivated pressures with cogent explanations rooted in scientific research. Lacking such confidence, the sensible choice is to downplay scientific conclusions that generate controversy."

http://www.scienceprogress.org/2011/03/casualties-in-the-new-science-wars-the-nation%E2%80%99s-children/