[wintertime]

If it weren't for compulsory, socialist-funded, and single-payer K-12 government schooling, macro-evolution would be only be of interest to a handful scientists actually working in this field of study.

Solution: Complete privatization of K-12 schooling.

You get to send kids to schools that support and uphold your worldview.

I get to send kids to schools of my choice ( which by the way would support evolution theory).

And,..Our neighbors would get schools best suited to their worldview.

So?.....Who could complain about that? Well...It is an anecdotal observation of mine that the biggest bullies and supporters of compulsory government owned and run schools are evolutionists.

[exDemMom]

If it weren't for compulsory, socialist-funded, and single-payer K-12 government schooling, macro-evolution would be only be of interest to a handful scientists actually working in this field of study.

For the simple reason that the sciences must stick to the actual physical nature of the world, your fantasy that the study of evolution would somehow disappear if all children were sent to private schools cannot become reality. Or, your fantasy were to (somehow) become reality, it would be at the cost of all of the technological and medical advances we all pretty much take for granted. Whether you are talking about geology, physics, biology, chemistry, etc., the fact is that it is utterly impossible for science to proceed without taking factual data into account. Evolution is not of interest only to a "handful" of scientists; it is a crucial concern to many scientists, especially if they work in the realm of public health. Without understanding how evolution shapes microbiology, we wouldn't have a shred of hope of being able to counteract the diseases that are always emerging.

Solution: Complete privatization of K-12 schooling.

I hate, loathe, and detest public schools. I think they breed bullying--not because they are constrained only to teaching academic subjects without injecting religion into every classroom, but because of attitudes that "kids will be kids" and lax oversight. However, I am also a realist. Many parents would not be able to afford private schools. I grew up in a broken welfare family; in a system of completely private schools, I wouldn't have been able to attend school at all, much less continue on to get a Ph.D. For all of the problems of bullying, I did get a halfway decent education in the public schools. There is no way I'd be okay with telling poor children they haven't a prayer of ever escaping their poverty through education.