[worldclass]

"Do you really believe a debate amongst hormone-handicapped teenagers in a public-school classroom will shed significant light on the relative merits of intelligent design and evolution?"

By that standard, nothing should be discussed in schools. Perhaps you prefer rote memorization and recital.

All I want is for my own kids to not be forcefed a THEORY as if it were a fact.

[Dimensio]

All I want is for my own kids to not be forcefed a THEORY as if it were a fact.

Okay. We'll make sure to emphasize that evolution, like gravity, is just a theory.

On the other hand, "intelligend design" does not qualify as a theory and as such has no place in science classrooms.

[atlaw]

Perhaps you prefer rote memorization and recital.

Actually, yes. That is preferrable when it comes to learning the rudiments of mathematics and science. Call me crazy, but I think half-baked speculation by half-educated teenagers is pretty much useless. Unless of course, you are just trying to "build self-esteem" (the common euphemism for giving ignorance a pat on the head and a lunch-break).