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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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I find that students are open to discussing creation and evolution. They have a many incomplete ideas because (a) they haven’t read Genesis in a long time and (b) they have a water-down understanding of evolution. Therefore, when you can provide them with new data, they are like sponges and want to understand it better.
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There have been times in my elementary courses that we have talked about creation but not really gotten into a discussion of evolution. I may consider a lesson plan on creation or some part of creation and adding on what God’s Word says about it.
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I have not yet had this discussion with the student that I work with. If the subject comes up in the future, I will absolutely tie in scripture, explain what the world-view is and share what we believe as Christians (Biblical Worldview) in order to prepare him for the exposure he will have in the world we live in.
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I have had the discussion before and it was advised that I skip over these chapters and talks. I did not want to as some students may attend other schools besides mine in the coming years or even the same year and they would need to understand how to respond to the topic. It was handled very gentle and clearly stated in the manner of a Christian that God is the creator and things just did not happen by some certain circumstance or freak of events. I allowed my students to used their Bibles and our technology to view the pros and cons, facts, opinions, and truths. We asked and answered questions and the students actually stated they were tired of hearing about it and it make no sense. If it was not in the Bible, they didn’t believe it.
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I have talked and sung songs about creation but I haven’t had any discussion about evolution. I would handle the situation with grace. I would say that there are other theories and briefly talk about them, then point to Scripture and explain why I believe in creation.