Intelligent design says that a higher being made the universe. That's a nice, feel good thought. And I think it's true too. But there's simply no evidence of it. You have to believe in God by faith. Not because your science teacher said so.
The problem exists because science teachers are specifically stating, via their definition of evolution (pure natural process without any supernatural), that God was not the Creator..."But there's simply no evidence" that the universe and everything in it simply evolved by chance and pure natural processes. Evolutionists accept this belief by faith and they want students to do that as well just "because your science teacher said so".
One point to ponder: If evolution works by individual mutation and passing that mutation down through offspring, then how do recessive genes exist. Unless there is severe long term inbreeding, any recessive gene will disapear in a few generations, especially if there are preditors.
Another point to ponder: Many species become extinct every year on average. However you never hear of new ones being created (by nature). They may find new ones or reclassify ones, but they all have been around for a long time, just not on the list. With over 2 million classified, we should get a few new ones each year to "replace" the ones that go extinct. Otherwise the number goes towards zero. This has happened several times and then the "clock is restarted" with the next "better" group.