Evolution issues with book (8.31.07)
Based on feedback from customers who are disturbed with the immediate and somewhat overwhelming evolutionary theory at the K level, the following notes will be posted on the curriculum updates page and added to the next printing of the Core C IG.
History/Geography The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia
You may like to know in advance that your reading this week in The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia briefly addresses "The Story of People" from an evolutionary perspective. One of our values at Sonlight is to help you raise your children to be ambassadors for Christ, by teaching them as they mature to defend themselves against evil, and to learn even from an early age to contend for that which is good. Therefore, we sometimes select books that have Anti- or Sub-Christian themes in them because we believe their excellent and praiseworthy content far outweighs their blemishes. It is our hope that these books will present you with many opportunities to have meaningful discussions with your children through the years - to help them weigh information they'll encounter in the world, and eventually learn to successfully debate and defend their beliefs in an environment that is safe and not bent on their destruction.
So what should you do as you work on the assignment from the Children's Encyclopedia? Read the passage and simply start asking questions. Remind them of the story of creation you read last week during your Bible time. Did God create ape-like creatures to turn into humans, or could he have created Adam and Eve to look just like we do? Let your children do the thinking and provide them with guidance when needed. Remember, you're just beginning your educational adventure together, so please don't feel like you have to have all of the answers today. Use this time to practice discerning and learning together what you believe is right and good.
Children's Encyclopedia
Sonlight offers the 1999 version of the "Children's Encyclopedia" for use in K basic.