The discussion had been volleying; and I was stopped cold by yours to Tax-Chick. It struck me as out of context. That's all. Matter cleared up. :)
Thanks for your support (or edifying disagreement, as the case may be). I agree with your larger points, Alia, about education. We think that there are a variety of educational paths leading to the result of a self-sufficient, fulfilled adult.
One issue, as I mentioned up the thread, is that much of what is presented to children under the "evolution" heading is simply drivel ... giraffes stretching their necks, and the next generation has a longer neck. (If I get suntan this summer, will my next baby be black?)
In this context, I have to agree with those who are saying that evolution instruction to young children is intended as indoctrination. The full complexity of the issue is not being presented, and it couldn't be, because the audience isn't capable of understanding at their age level.
What's being "taught" is the materialist worldview, that everything happened without supernatural agency. Now if you believe that, fine ... but that belief is not the result of experiment, double-blind or any other kind.