What I didn't like about this article was the apparent view that teachers should never be challenged. The little mush-heads should just sit there an absorb whatever information the teacher provides and never question it in any way.
Yes.
One learns from asking questions and challenging conventional wisdom.
That way you learn how to think.
I'm getting a PhD and lurk on a lot of higher ed forums. What I find is, the profs give lip service to wanting to be challenged, but many of them don't believe that being questioned by students who believe in intelligent design are offering valid criticisms. They bemoan having religious or intellectually inferior students who won't think - because as we all know, thinking only occurs when in it is in conformity to secular, leftist views.
I think there are arguments to be made for Darwinism and intelligent design, and therein lies the debate, but I don't think you get anywhere by considering your students intellectually inferior if they question your pet theory, no matter what the field.