What should be taught?

Teaching evolution in Science classrooms within public schools has become a very hot debate. Some people believe that the subject should not be taught. They believe that teaching this could cause there children to believe that evolution is fact. One quick fix that a school board had was to put a sticker on their text books saying that evolution is a theory not fact and should be studied with careful thought. I personally believe that evolution should be taught in Science classes. The theory of evolution has scientific evidence to prove its validity. It is the school’s responsibility to present the evidence and educate the students. It is the students’ job to learn and decide what they believe. If the school did not provide this information, then the student could be hindered later on during their school career.
In the video “War in Dover” we see a school board fighting to teach intelligent design. Just as evolution has scientific backing, intelligent design does too. Therefore, I would agree to teach both. However, the school board in the clip seemed to interchange intelligent design with creationism which is unconstitutional to teach in a public school. The board members appeared to not know much about intelligent design. They found it difficult when asked to define. It seemed that they just wanted something other then evolution to be taught. I believe that both can be taught but when teaching intelligent design it is important to stay open and not refer to your individual god as the omnipotent being.
My high school taught only evolution. However, before the lesson my teacher announced that he was not claiming that we evolved from apes. He was just trying to show us examples of how people and other creatures have evolved through time and to show us why this theory is plausible. This seemed to smooth the topic for some students in the class and they listened with an open mind. He also gave us the opportunity to decide for our self and did not push his own beliefs on any of us. If evolution and intelligent design could be taught in this manner, then students would be given different theories and could decide what they agree with instead of just agreeing with parents. Students would also be better prepared or future science classes. Overall, when teaching either theory, it is important to stay focused on just presenting facts not personal opinion.