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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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Yes, as the curriculum had laid out, I have taught in the classroom. It went fine if I stuck to the exposure of the theory of evolution and how to use discernment. It is a difficult line with the parents and their beliefs may differ from the school.
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We recently discussed the Webb telescope and how it doesn’t prove what scientists hoped it would. The telescope sides with the Word of God, His creation is perfect and is made whole by His grace and lovingkindess. God is the master creator. Even talking in words of mankind evolving , by definition, would mean God made a mistake at creation. We know God doesn’t make mistakes so creation can evolve. Answering the question the chicken or the egg. The telescope proves the chicken. All discussions lead back to God has all the answers we need to make it to Heaven. He has all the answers we need, seek Him for guidance and understanding.
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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.