Evolution is a science, in spite of the anti-science religious propaganda you apparently are listening to.
It is a science because it follows the scientific method.
And you want the scientific method applied to Piltdown Man? You are half a century too late! A scientific test about 1953 showed that that find was assembled from fossils from different time periods.
ID should be taught in science classes? YES, as hypotheses, not fact, given equal time with evolution or none to either.
ID is pure religion, with the serial numbers filed off in an effort to get back into science classes. The modern version of ID was cooked up shortly after creation "science" was removed from classrooms by the U.S. Supreme Court--with the goal of sneaking religion right back into the classrooms.
But you say ID is an hypothesis? And it should be taught as an equal with the theory of evolution? What then would be the curricula if ID was in the classrooms?
How about giving us a brief outline, just maybe 10 or 12 lines, of what the course of study for ID might be.
“It is a science because it follows the scientific method.”
You mean the one where a test is devised and it is carried out under controlled conditions where the results can be observed? Like they do with double-blind studies to test new drugs?
Evolution has always gotten a pass on that version of the scientific method. That’s why it’s not science, it’s only history, maybe at best forensics.
Course of Study for ID
I. Premises & Paradigms (P&P)
A. Supernatural vs. Natural
B. Implications of P&P
II. Overview of Evolution vs. ID vs. Creation
A. Scientific implications if Evolution is real
B. Eternal implications if Creation’s God is real.
C. Compare and Contrast
III. Fiscal Motivations Behind P&P
A. Publishers
B. Professors
C. Preachers
IV. Moral Implications of P&P
V. Compared: Scientific Method vs. ALL Origins Hypotheses