Odd. I know for a fact we were taught the first life on Earth 'slithered out of the primordial ooze' in science class. As far as I know, no one was around to observe that.
By observable, I mean that we observe (and measure and categorize, etc.) things and draw conclusions from those observations. There is a linear path between the data points (observations) and the conclusions. There is a lot of dicussion and debate within the scientific community as to what that line looks like but those discussions are based purely on what is observed -- NOT external supernatural intervention.
So the scientists' guessing about what actually happened is more viable than the creationist guessing that God did it?
Sorry, I still think both sides need to be presented, just not necessarily in the same class.
Knowledge can only grow when concepts are freely exchanged and discussed.
Allowing only ONE point of view is abhorrent to a People whose entire country is built around the ideals of Freedom.