Common misperception. Evolutionary biologists don't claim that we evolved from monkeys. Rather, we had a common genetic ancestor (now extinct) about 5 million years ago if I remember correctly. The recent advent of cheap DNA testing and analysis is showing evidence of a more convoluted and complicated evolutionary history however.
Ah....Sorry, but.....NO!
There have been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many episodes, of too many series on Television, that claimed that 'our ancestors were monkees'.
Evolution is, and will forever be, a Theory. And those 'theorists' simply can not comprehend the idea that a great many people believe in Creation - and (listen for the Gasps from the ACLU congregation) want that information taught in schools....'all' schools that live and breath off their tax money.