2/3rds of Americans want creationism taught.

Yeah, heaven forbid the student learn science from scientists.Perhaps the chemistry students shouldn't be "brain-washed" about the periodic table. Let me write this another way for you:Call a land mammal (with on a few uniquely whale features) the first whale.When I look at a model-T, I see 4 tires, I see a steering wheel. I don't see airbags, I don't see a CD player, I don't see an arm rest, or AC. So the fact that you'd suggest that a model-t was the first car if pretty silly just because it has a few identifiably automotive features.

Teacher: Good morning class, today we're going to "teach the contraversy". Behind me you'll see two pictures. The one on the left is Pakicetus, a four legged animal from the Eocene, it lived roughly 40-50 million years ago. The picture on the right is a sperm whale, alive today. You'll notice that the skull of Pakicetus has a some very interesting features. These are found in Pakicetus, Rodhocetus, Basilosaurus, and Aetiocetus - taking us from this primative ancestor through to modern whales.A student stirs.Teacher: Yes, Randman?Randman: Um, you said you were going to teach the contraversy.Teacher: Yes, of course. Another explaination is that the modern whale just spontaneously appeared a few thousand years ago, that it has no ancestors and the more primative, and increasingly more whale like creatures we see stretching back through time either simply didn't exist at all, or also spontaneously appeared as is.Randman: Your first theory is ridiculous. I'm laughing at it. The second theory is so much more likely.Suddenly, a whale appears in the classroom, crushing them all flat.Randman: (From under the whale) See!

You suggested teaching the controversy. The two sides are Evolution and Creationism. How do we teach the contraversy without bringing up the Bible?

Spawning a new thread about Whales to keep this one from going too far...wait for it...out to sea.

That may be your view, but I seriously doubt that that's what the religious right thinks they are pushing. They want Jewish Creationism taught as is in school, and/or they want evolution struck from the school.Talking about how we test data is perfectly fine, and belongs in the class. That's called "scientific method". The people pushing "teach the controversy" are pushing Creationism.