[eshvk]

> some kids find them too irresistible to let go of. It undermines real education in the end.

Teaching is not my cup of tea but isn't an important life lesson teaching kids how to smell bullshit? If they can do that, surely they will know what books to pick and what to learn.

[twstws]

True, to a point. Debunking one of these in a class is a good exercise. Preparing a lesson takes time, though, especially when you have to respond to something out of the blue. You could easily get caught spending all your limited spare time discussing why these theories aren't science, instead of the ones that are. Evolution is a big topic, and I'd rather spend my limited time dealing with the substantive bits.

[bencollier49]

Agree. Debunking this sort of thing would be a fabulous way of describing all manner of genetic principles, particularly the structure of chromosomes, recombination hotspots and haplotypes.