I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who homeschools her child (something I plan to do as well) and we were talking about curriculum and evolution came up. She said she was going to teach it basically as being wrong. That started me thinking about all the people who are totally opposed to teaching evolution and those who want to teach creationism. In a public school I just can't wrap my mind around teaching a single form of creationism...when people use that term they typically mean the Christian creationist myth (that's what it is...no proof = myth...or if it'll make you feel better belief). I just don't see it as fair. How many Christians would have a problem with public schools teaching Native American creationist myths/beliefs, or Hindu, or Greek, or any other religion. I'd venture to guess all of them would have a problem if it was taught in a science class and probably if it was taught in any class as valid. They'd say it was a myth (and not see the irony).
Evolution(or another scientific theory) is the only thing that belongs in a science class. Of course I'm one of those people who doesn't think evolution and creationism are separate...so I'm an odd duck anyway.
At any rate...if everyone can agree that all creationist myths MUST be taught along evolution I'll jump on the bandwagon...otherwise, let's leave science in school and belief systems in homes.
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