[ClearCase_guy]

Strikes me as ironic that one of the trends in education is -- not to educate. For example, in Math class, when discussing division of fractions, many teachers do not "teach the algorithm" (they don't tell or show how to do the work). Instead, the allow the students to "discover it for themselves". Geometry is great this way -- Every 6th grader can be as wise as Euclid. Or not.

But in the area of Evolution, someone who says:

"Let the evidence speak for itself and let [the students] draw their own conclusions."

Is a reactionary who dares to indicate that there are people who question Evolution and its role in the origin of species. Letting students "draw their own conclusions" is (in this case) crippling them for life with a flawed ability to do science.

Uh huh. No urge to indoctrinate here. No sir.

[dan1123]

So true. We seem to live in backwards land where the proven is taught as speculative, and the speculative is taught as proven.

[Abd al-Rahiim]

I would not consider a person who says "Let the evidence speak for itself and let [the students] draw their own conclusions" to be a reactionary.

Darwin's theory isn't the only one taught in introductory biology classes. Any lecture on macroevolution should cover at the bare minimum both gradualism (Darwin) and punctuated equilibrium (non-Darwin.)

Based on my experience, the students are learning about both, as they should. And, they are given the freedom to take both theories into account and decide, also as they should.