By Bruce Bower
Hello class. Settle down please, it’s time for today’s lesson. Put that iPod away, Wesley, or Ms. Cleary will take it home with her and you won’t hear Green Day for a blue moon. Melinda, that chirpy ring tone from your cell phone must stop, or Ms. Cleary will use the infernal device to call her cousin Bernie in Barcelona. Your father will emit his own ring tone when he receives your next phone bill.
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Now that your attention is riveted on Ms. Cleary, let’s focus on today’s special topic. It has come to Ms. Cleary’s attention that evolution is in the news. Evolution is really happening, as you kids say.