Yup. It doesn’t have to be done in a way that insults Evolution. And Evolution can be taught in a way which doesn’t make fun of religion. But acknowledge both, celebrate diversity, and move on.
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If you were outlining a curriculum for a private school, I would support you. But....Please remember that government schools have the power of police to force children into its indoctrination centers, and have the power to throw citizens in prison if they refuse to pay taxes for them.
What you have suggested above is **not** religiously neutral, and there are plenty of parents who would **strongly** object. There is NO possible way to approach the topic of the origin of life in a religiously neutral manner. No school can. Government schools can’t either.
The solution is to begin the process of privatizing universal K-12 education. Let parents, teachers, and principals decide these matters privately in private settings.
Also....Please remember that evolution/ID/creationism is merely one of thousands of issues upon which there can be no compromise.
Also....Please remember that evolution/ID/creationism is merely one of thousands of issues upon which there can be no compromise.
As an agnostic I could not agree with you more. The best reason to privatize the schools IMO however is simply to get our money's worth. Even the best public schools are little more than mediocre, but they cost as much as elite prep schools.
As a blue collar worker, I have to make serious economic sacrifices to send my daughter to private school. In her case, Catholic school, as they are the best I can afford. To see what kind of value we were getting for our money, my wife and I toured a handful of public schools with the thought that maybe we could save $5500 a year and buy something frivolous like a car with less than 100,000 on the odometer. We only bothered with the highest rated schools in our area and we found that their curriculum was about 1 to 2 years behind that of our daughter's school and their standardized test scores reflected this. They also receive more than twice the money per student as our daughter's school does.