Re: [asa] Rubber Meeting Road -- My Kid in Public School

*you know as well as I do that there can be times we should not
pay a hoot to what our "friends" or our "peers" etc. think. I certainly
don't enjoy conflict, but anybody who insists that I must tolerate _doing_
wrong things to be their friend, is not my friend at all. *

Right, I just meant that many of her Christian friends will be raised with
basically YEC views, and I don't want her to feel that she has to be
defensive and/or combative with them about this particular thing.

On 1/5/07, Dawsonzhu@aol.com <Dawsonzhu@aol.com> wrote:
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> My brother's kids never had much problem that I know of.
> He did study biology in the university, and probably
> discussed the matter from time to time. We both became
> Christians as adults and after considerable education.
> I expect his reaction was much like me, "so what's the
> problem?" If you're not bothered by them teaching evolution,
> neither will she feel much trouble about it.
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> And maybe this is even a good thing. We should learn not
> to fear the truth, but desire to know it. We must learn
> to listen to arguments critically, and think them over
> for their content. Isn't that one of the greatest things
> about education? Christians should strive the utmost to
> be this way, as we are supposed to love the truth.
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> I was a little troubled on one point where you said
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> *" One the one hand I don't want to nip her respect for the church and her
> Sunday School teachers or to bring her into conflict with any of her
> Christian friends; on the other, I don't want her to be afraid of science;
> and on yet another, I don't want her to think scientists necessarily have
> the last word. "
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> A balanced view of course is of tantamount importance,
> and we certainly should be very careful not to lose respect
> for other people just because they fail in one category.
> We should always strive to see the good in others as best we can
> and realize the we do not know everything, and be honest to admit it.
> Teens are especially prone to see one failing as
> "universal all inclusive failure" --- that's coming. :-)
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> Nevertheless,
> you know as well as I do that there can be times we should not
> pay a hoot to what our "friends" or our "peers" etc. think. I certainly
> don't enjoy conflict, but anybody who insists that I must tolerate _doing_
> wrong things to be their friend, is not my friend at all. That is
> one of the hardest lessons we have to learn, but it teaches some
> important things for life.
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> In Lamentations 3:25-27, Jeremiah writes;
> The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
> to the one who seeks him;
> it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord,
> It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.
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> Sometimes hard lessons are best learned early and they
> can prepare you for life.
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> by Grace we proceed,
> Wayne
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> This afternoon was one of those "rubber meeting the road" times. My
> 11-year-old daughter, who goes to public school, adores her science
> teacher. Today, however, she came home very upset. It seems they've begun
> to study evolution, and my daughter is feeling an enormous conflict with
> what she's been taught in Sunday School. This is so difficult and delicate
> a thing to have to start navigating. One the one hand I don't want to nip
> her respect for the church and her Sunday School teachers or to bring her
> into conflict with any of her Christian friends; on the other, I don't want
> her to be afraid of science; and on yet another, I don't want her to think
> scientists necessarily have the last word. I did my best to start
> explaining how there are different ways of looking at how God created the
> heavens and the earth, and that some things -- like that there is a God and
> that God is the creator -- are primary while others -- like how old the
> earth is or what natural processes God used to create -- can be discussed.
> Anyone have any tips, resources, etc. for helping a kid this age start to
> navigate this minefield?
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