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Originally Posted by osuche
Do you believe in Intelligent Design? Or perhaps in Evolution?
And what do you think your kids should be taught in school?
One specific notion, or several?
Are you opposed to mentioning evolution?
Or creationism?
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I personally believe in a combination of the two.
That we don't know truly how we happened but that there are people who are working on proving their hypothesis. I believe they should be taught about natural selection.
Several main hypothesis should be discussed. This is a great opportunity for critical thinking and helping students to form their own ideas into beliefs.
Evolution should be mentioned, as it is a belief of many in the scientific/education community.
Creationism should be mentioned, as it is a belief of many in the student's communities.
I think that it is critical to offer students a variety of views regarding many topics. It's not the topics, it's how the participants in the discussions respond and formulate ideas that makes or breaks the lesson. There are ways to conduct these types of discussions/lessons that do not cause alienation or a lack of respect for either view/vantage point.