Should evolution be taught in schools?

[GrayMouser]

GrayMouser - (drat! I keep spelling it "grey" - is that an American vs. British thing?)

Well, the AmE version is gray, Americans being somewhat more sensible about spelling our ridiculous language.

After fifteen years of teaching "American" I have adapted to using AmE spelling; though I note that, in my clashes on politics with JD I (quite unconsciously) reverted back to BrE

However, since my name comes from my favorite fantasy hero (small, fast, smart, slightly kinky) created by (American) Fritz Leiber, the Gray sp. is correct

IMO, saying macro is just "more" micro is like saying: "I can observe my hair changing from brown to gray (micro evolution), and look, I can even use hair coloring stuff to change it to magenta! (micro evolution with scientific intervention)- so therefore I think given lots of time, my hair will change into arms (macro evolution)." Iimproper extrapolation, because arms represent a gain in information, not just a change of already-present features or a mutation keeping things on the same level (ie, hair is still hair).

You're confusing change with evolution. Neither this example (sadly occurring in me too) nor the typing has anything to do with it , anymore than a tree shedding it's leaves does.

As has been pointed out, over and over, evolution is the accumulation of change over generations.