This link (The evolution of a fight to the end - - MSNBC.com) details part of the next salvo in the intelligent design versus evolution battle. Where I'm frustrated with science education is that I don't think most high school biology courses teach evolution the compelling way.
Arguments from organism morphology isn't very convincing, but the evidence for biological evolution at the molecular level is overwhelming. Indeed all the microbial taxonomy I learned in the 1970's is trash. Most of that taxonomy was based on morphology. The new taxonomies are all based on DNA sequencing - and it's much clearer how things relate.
It's possible to illustrate how evolution happens through computer simulation (a bit about Michigan State University's simulation software). The questions that intelligent design folks raise the most often - how does complexity arise without intelligence - are amply illustrated by these simulations. Why not devise computer simulations that high school science students can explore for themselves?
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