As I understand it, the theory of evolution doesn’t address the issue of origins.
The Toeist use to be all about claiming eons ago one single cell got all hot and bothered and reproduced itself all by itself. But since they cannot discover, replicate/reproduce this hot steaming pot of primordial sludge it 'the origin' of TOE has been quietly laid as if to rest. But any evolution show played on the tube will as if proved and evidenced by the 'facts' of a 'theory', casually note the so called origins.
TOE is a fairy tail of reproduction. (Yes, I know there are two different spellings of the word tail/tale, and I know what each one means, note for the nose picker troop)
It certainly addresses the origins of man and life on this planet, though no one was there to observe the events. However you wish to bandy about the issue, the fact remains that time in public classrooms can be better spent teaching material that provides students with practical, scientific information. Freshman biology classes are filled with empty noggins that have spent countless hours listening to half-witted science teachers droll on about evolution while they know nothing about the complexities of cells, or basic chemistry, botany, zoology, ecology (apart from apocalyptic visions of rapid climate change), and we won’t mention mathematics. Taxpayers deserve better.