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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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These discussions come up frequently. I like to lead critical evaluation of both views and let the students really consider their merits. Theistic evolution also comes up. Ultimately the conversation always comes back to the reliability of Scripture.
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In my public school setting, I taught my students the differences between a theory, theorem, and truth. The most effective strategy was to help them develop critical thinking skills because as much as the world likes to promote that the teachings of the Bible are illogical they are not. There is mystery and God’s ways are higher than ours and the Bible itself does say that these things are foolishness to those who are perishing. But, I think it is important for us to recognize that the only reason why the wisdom of God seems foolish is because of the work of sin. Having the mind of Christ is the very definition of having a sound mind. Therefore, the cultivation of critical thinking skills, i.e., the ability to identify assumptions, interrogate their strength, etc. works in favor of making the way clear for the truth. They prove the shoddy ground of man’s doctrine and prime the heart to wonder, “What then, is true?”
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In Spanish class, we have read the biblical account of creation and compared it to legends from the Incas, Aztecs, and Mayas.
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yes I have had creation verse evolution in my classroom. They have gone well.
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I can only refer to my own childhood; where basically I learned evolution without dismissing it because a day for God could be thousands of years
