What I think about teachining creationism in public schools has little to do with what I think of creationism, but a great deal to do with what I think of the role of the government, and a great deal to do with my philosophy of education.

That said, I could not have answered any better than Little Hawk did in his answer of 3:05 today.

So let me get this right. You think that any wacky topic should be allowed on any school curriculum, no matter how demented or deluded its protagonists are. Well I think you and Little Hawk are wrong. Creationism is not a bona fide topic. It's a sneaky, back-door way of getting an anti-science voice into schools. I'll tell you what. I'll compromise. Let's not have creationism put against evolution. Let's put it where it truly belongs, in lessons which give equal credence to atheism and the books of Dawkins. That way you can leave science to be science (and to tell the kids that there is no evidence for creationism and that they should always ask for evidence before believing anything). You OK with that?