I find myself continually irritated by the poor excuse for teaching for which my taxes are paying. One area that is particularly weak, IMO, is evolution education. Another is philosophy of science. However, last year during a visit to my (then) 7th grader's life science classroom, I saw printed in big letters a sign that read:

"Science isn't about what you can prove. It's about what you can disprove."

My gosh! A teacher who actually gets it. Furthermore, my eldest (now 17), has said she learnt the same thing in 7th grade. I have several issues with the science program at my kids' school. But generally, I think they're on track - much better than some of the other programs at the school.