What this does is open the door for teachers to bring creationist arguments into the classroom and point to the standards and say it's OK.

They've given a green light to any creationist throughout the state to bring these issues into the classroom. Science teachers are not prepared for that discussion and don't want it, because they've got plenty of science to teach.

All the arguments inserted in the standards are only found in the literature of intelligent design. Teaching the criticisms is teaching ID.

Their philosophy is understanding that each child brings a unique quality to the classroom. As teachers we have to attend to that quality and bring things out of the kids that they wouldn't bring out in themselves.

If you've ever been in a classroom, you know these teachers are underpaid.

There's not enough teachers for every classroom that we have.