Creationism and Evolution Taught in Schools Introduction:Education about evolution and creationism in the public school system has been questionable. Charles Darwin published his conclusions on evolution in 1859. This profoundly changed the teaching of science in the public school system (Armenta, 1). Numerous court cases have been brought against the teaching of evolution. Due to conservative religious legislators, a ban was placed on the teaching of evolution and equal treatment between evolutionism and creationism or intelligent design (Armenta, 1). The court case that sparked the controversy was the 1925 Scope case in Dayton, Tennessee. Numerous important court cases followed; Epperson, et al. v. Arkansas, McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, Edwards v. Aguillard, and Frailer v. Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education (Armenta, 1). In Louisiana and Tennessee, a bill has been passed that allows teachers in the public school system to teach evolution along with creationism even if the principal and superintendent do not agree. The author of the bill believes that it will help students improve critical thinking skills and pupils will learn to be respectful of other students' beliefs (Jones, 1). Evolution has always been controversial to teach in public school systems, while creationism is too expensive to teach. This is because Texas is the largest producer of textbooks in the country (Jones, 2). This means that everything written in the public school system's textbooks will be approved by the centralized Texas school board. A textbook is basically a curriculum that allows teachers to outline their lessons. America is made up of fifty states which all have numerous and varied laws and bills relating to...... half of document ......y 87.3(2012):225-235. Premier of academic research. Network. January 28, 2014.Reiss, Michael J. “How Should Creationism and Intelligent Design Be Addressed in the Classroom?” Journal of Philosophy of Education 45.3 (2011): 399-415. AcademicSearchPremier. Network. February 19, 2014.Stenmark, Michael. "Is there a human nature?" Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 47.4(2012): 890-902. Premier of academic research. Network. February 17, 2014.Stenger, Victor J. “The God Hypothesis.” New Scientist 213.2856 (2012):46-47. AcademicSearchPremier. Network. January 28, 2014. Terry, Marco. "Intelligent design" wants God to be present throughout the curriculum." Education Digest 70.6(2005): 24-32. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 February 2014. White, Thomas. “Extreme Theology: There Is a God (or of the gods) For the skeptics?." Cross Currents63.4 (2013):473-491 Web. 2014.