No one was present when life first appeared on earth. Therefore, any statement about life s origins should be considered as theory, not fact. The notice goes on to raise questions about the origin of life which challenge evolutionary theory. Someday, you may contribute to the theories of how living things appeared on earth. Science is always theory and proof.
Teachers know that science facts can change.
But scientific theory is still science, creationism is not. That s not science, that s religion. Talk about creation stories in literature class, or even social studies, but leave it out of the science lab. The passions I hold for an issue like that today go back to the time when I was 9 and 10 years old. I argued on more than one account about that issue of how creation came to be.