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Have you had discussions about creation and evolution in your classroom? If so, how did those go? Is there anything you would do differently? If you have not had these discussions in your classroom, how do you think you would handle them?
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When I was teaching in the public school, I had a few minimal discussions with students, but that was as far as it would go, because administrators did not permit the discussions. Last year, my first year teaching in a private school, we only talked about creation view and gave God credit for everything that is made.
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I would praise God for how wonderfully He has made everything, making note of His “intelligent design” in all things… I like how Dr. Black states “Christianity is not at war with science.” I would state the same, and give God credit for His thoughtfulness in how the Earth was designed, including how He has given us dominion over the animals and the land. I want my students to know that we may always have questions, but we may not always have a scientific explanation for things. Sometimes we just have to trust in God when it comes to our questions involving science. I would bring it back to faith & trusting in Him, making note that as much as modern-day scientists think they’ve got it all figured out, they do not. They are constantly changing their theories about things. They have no hard evidence that can trace anything back to the beginning of time, and they are not the authority in all things. But God did leave us a very reliable and historical book that we can trust in. I want my students to be careful to not place faith in men, and especially secular science. Scientists are not “gods” and are not the authority in all matters. I want my students to continue to think for themselves, and to know they can always trust in our Creator, God, when something doesn’t make sense. His mind is greater than our mind, and sometimes things simply won’t make sense, and they need to know that that’s okay…. this is when we lean on faith. God’s got us covered, and the earth has continued to turn.
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Having taught freshman Biology, I have had discussions about creation and evolution. It went rather well and I don’t think I would change much. I showed different videos from varying perspectives and created a discussion based environment to talk through these subjects.
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I have taught Science to junior highers. I always had a section devoted to evolution vs. creation. During this section, I would divide the course up randomly into the evolutionist vs. the creationists. They would have weeks to do research on how to support their theory on different sub-topics. We would then hold a debate. The students really enjoyed this activity, and it helped them identify the truth on their own.
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Yes, Evolution is discussed and many older students do have questions, but in our school we refer back to the Bible. It will often get difficult to answer some things, but we want the students to know we will seek out the answers.
