Comment Re:Show us the evidence of evolution! (Score 1) 947
I don't think you're getting the point, you can't really hand most kids a 1000 page evolutionary textbook and expect them to get anything out of it. Even "Evolution for Dummies" is rated college material. I've read On the Origin of the Species, and I'd argue that is college material as well and way too dull for typical HS kids. You could argue high school textbooks should cover this, and they slightly do, but as the OP stated, they typically spend more time explaining the end process rather than examining the scientific processes behind it, and even then evolution is probably just a 15 minute lecture when you have to cram most of fundamental biology in a semester.
What would probably be immensely helpful is a 20-30 page supplemental packet in every HS biology textbook (other than TX I guess) that clearly and scientifically goes through the process of evolution and how it affects our daily lives. Make it "lowest common denominator" and engaging so the parents and imbeciles can understand it, but include supplemental hard science in the last several pages for teachers and intelligent students.