[af_vet_rr]

I have no problem with this, as soon as a scientific alternative is proposed.

And I think the debate would die down if parents could get either evolution-oriented or creation-oriented science taught to their kids - whichever they prefer. For those parents who can't home school or can't afford private education, I think it would help them out a lot.

From a logistical/financial standpoint it would be a little rough at first, but most high schools and jr. highs have more than one science teacher. You would just work on adjusting the ratio of teachers to either subject over a couple of years, and then revisit it every 3 or 4 or 5 years, perhaps through a polling of parents of kids in elementary school.

The problem is, there would still be a small small minority of parents that just plain don't want the opposing viewpoint taught in school at all, and they are very vocal cores of both sides.

[highball]

if parents could get either evolution-oriented or creation-oriented science taught to their kids - whichever they prefer.

Again, the problem is there hasn't yet been a "creation-oriented science" proposed. Once one has, then you might have something.

[Virginia-American]

...could get either evolution-oriented or creation-oriented science taught to their kids...

... most high schools and jr. highs have more than one science teacher.

Do you honestly think you could find science teachers who would be willing to teach something they know to be false just in order to keep their paycheck?!

It's hard enough now to find competent science teachers. This would make it impossible.

IMO, if you want to teach CS/ID, it has to be either like KU, in comparative religion/folklore/myth class, or in rhetoric class, where its illogical and emotion-filled "arguments" could be exposed for what they're worth, and compared to politicians' promises, advertisements, quack medical appeals, etc.

All a competent science teacher could do is explain how CS and ID don't satisfy the minimal requirements for theories, and are thus pseudoscience, similar to UFOlogy, asrology, etc.