is BFSU compatible with YE creation?

[caedmyn]

I know it's supposed to be neutral, but IMO it's pretty difficult to have a truly neutral science curriculum because the worldview of the author is going to influence how they present the material even if the origins of the world/mankind are not discussed. Is there anything in there that's not compatible with a YE creation worldview? And if so how difficult would it be to work around or leave out that information?

[boscopup]

In the beginning when teaching the teacher how to teach science, there was a blurb (rant) that felt anti-YE without explicitly saying it, but I don't think there was much incompatible. It doesn't teach all the details of the concepts. Plus as the teacher, you choose what is taught. There is no text for the student to read.

 

Going from memory here though, as I sold my copy back to Amazon (made money off that purchase!). I didn't sell it because of my views, but because I didn't want to have to plan so much - just not my style of curriculum. :)

[Mrs Twain]

I haven't finished the K-2 book yet, but once in a while there is a minor reference to something with which I do not agree. This has not been a problem, though, because I as the teacher am presenting the lessons to my kids. The author tells me what to teach and gives many ideas on how to convey the information, but if the author's view is somewhat different from mine, so far it has no problem to teach my view instead of his. This has only come up once or twice that I can remember. There is no script to read. I like the prorgram and that it is organized this way.

 

It does takes a little bit of time to pre-read the lessons and gather the relevant materials for the demonstrations, but I see my kids learning so much that I think the small amount of time invested to prepare is quite worth it.

[Amy Jo]

I haven't finished the K-2 book yet, but once in a while there is a minor reference to something with which I do not agree. This has not been a problem, though, because I as the teacher am presenting the lessons to my kids. The author tells me what to teach and gives many ideas on how to convey the information, but if the author's view is somewhat different from mine, so far it has no problem to teach my view instead of his. This has only come up once or twice that I can remember. There is no script to read. I like the prorgram and that it is organized this way.

 

It does takes a little bit of time to pre-read the lessons and gather the relevant materials for the demonstrations, but I see my kids learning so much that I think the small amount of time invested to prepare is quite worth it.

 

:iagree: We are in the K-2 book as well, and as the teacher, I present everything. I ignored the blurb in the front, and it's been fun since. The book really focuses on discovery and experience, so I don't think it will be a problem at the lower levels. I haven't seen the upper levels, I plan to by the 3-5 book in a few months to preview/plan for next year.

[Parker Martin]

I agree with others' recommendations to ignore the blurb in the front. We're not YE, but I remember chuckling several times at things written in that part of the book. Otherwise, it looks great.

[LMD]

I'll have to have another read, we're pretty much YE and love BFSU so far... I haven't run into any problems that I recall.

[Tracy]

I think that there is at least one lesson where the age of the earth is mentioned. But is not the core of the lesson. And as everyone else has said, as the teacher, you can filter through this sort of thing. And honestly, there is really very little to filter through, so you are not going to spend a serious amount of time and energy tweaking it.

 

The reason that BFSU is not a big problem for YE, OE, or anyone else, is because the author believes that in the elementary years, science should be about what children can actually observe. Since they can't actually observe the creation of the earth (or any other planet for that matter) or evolution, those theory-based lessons are left for older children.