Yes, evolution should be taught in schools. I'm glad I learned about it at Harding University where despite my teacher's apparent desires and the ruling Board of Directors intentions, I eventually came to realize that it is the best explanation for what we see around us.
Check out "Why Evolution Should Be Taught in Schools" at the blog called Evangelical Dialogue on Evolution. The main points are below with a few closing sentences.
Why Teach Evolution? #1 - It is Good Science
Why Teach Evolution? #2 - It Enhances Critical Thinking
Why Teach Evolution? #3 - It Offers an Opportunity to Discuss Biblical Inspiration
Not Easy, but Essential
"The questions raised above are difficult and there are no easy answers. But Christian educators must be willing to tolerate a certain amount of unresolved tension in the science classroom.....
We all want our children to have the best education possible, to succeed in their various life pursuits, to learn how to think critically about the world around them, and to develop a theologically robust God-centered worldview. Teaching evolution as a valid paradigm for understanding the life sciences, at the appropriate age level, is entirely consistent with these goals."
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How long ago did you take biology at HU?
Dr. Burt,
I attended Harding from the fall of 68 to the spring of 72. My biology teacher was a man named Robertson, if I recall correctly. Jack Wood Sears had a big hand in it as well especially in the lab. I distinctly recall that they accepted speciation as a fact. I don't think it was their intent to make us into believers in evolution. Nor do I recall having a conversion experience from skepticism to acceptance of evolution. But the fair if not exhaustive presentation they gave of biology led me in that direction.
By the way, Lambert Murray and I were classmates. James Mackey came fresh out of grad school at Ole Miss my freshman year. Ed Wilson arrived my senior year. I'm sure there are a few others from my era.
I see you graduated from Roanoke College in Virginia. We lived in Charlottesville for a while. I did grad school at UVA, PhD Engineering Physics 1979.
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