In response to “Evolution: theory, not fact,” in Feb. 7 edition of Technician.

As a high school English major here at N.C. State, reading this column irked me. I understand everyone is entitled to his or her own beliefs about Creationism, Intelligent Design or evolution. However, speaking on whether Creationism and Intelligent Design should be taught in schools demonstrates how uninformed a columnist is on the ins and outs of public education.

As teachers, we are not permitted to show any sign of our religious affiliation, if we do we are considered to be “forcing it on our students.” Yet those who are religious are outraged when we do not teach religious theories? This seems contradictory to me. There is absolutely no excuse to teach either of the two religious theories above, because, in fact, they are religious. To teach them in the classroom would breach separation of church and state, and it would also lead to absolutely no advancement in personal education, not to mention extreme controversy, more than likely resulting in a teacher loosing their livelihood.

Yes, evolutionary theory is just that, a scientific theory. But it is also widely accepted in the scientific community, which makes it valid to teach in every classroom. I beseech you; before you start telling teachers what to teach, since we don’t get enough of that already, know your information, know what we can teach and what is appropriate. Religion should not be in the classroom. Period.

Reynolds Bond

junior, English education