We also chose the private Christian school route. Here a number of views were shared by those who believed those views...Creationism (of which I.D. is a form thereof), Gap-Theory, and theistic and non-theistic Evolution. More than giving evolution a passing..."it's true, there is no God, move on" approach of the local public school...students explored the fossil record, probability and plain and simply put: What we know and what we DON'T know (which is more than what many scientists...and I am one...will admit) about evolution and how it works. Given all the information available, kids are less apt to be swayed by those who are on the extremes (4004 BC vs. there is 0% chance of God), and leave with an appreciation of scientic method...and an open mind to consider new information. BTW...Liberals today are the most "conservative" closed-minded people on Earth.
Good post. I think I tried to touch on some of the same thoughts in my post 26.