As I settled in tonight to read through one of Bookworm's school books for next year, I discovered that the uber-pricey Natural History selection entitled, The Sea Around Us, by Rachel Carson, is very much riddled with evolutionary jargon and argument from page one.
Needless to say, I am shocked that this book is the recommended resource for Year 6, at Ambleside Online, a free Christian and Charlotte Mason-based curriculum web-group. And, needless to say, I will not be using this book in my home school. Oh! and needless to say, I now need to do some time-consuming research and find a replacement.
Needless to say, all I really wanted to say is this:
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Hi, I'm Amy. Found you via AO boards. We are just finishing up term 3 of year 6. We were also shocked by this book and didn't use it. I was frustrated that AO had chosen it, but chose to overlook it due to the rest of AO which we love! Nice to *meet* you, you have a super fun blog!
ReplyDeleteHere's an alternative suggestion offered by Answers in Genesis: http://www.answersingenesis.org/PublicStore/product/Ocean-Book-The,4394,186.aspx
ReplyDeleteThere's also a separate study guide offered: http://www.answersingenesis.org/PublicStore/product/Ocean-Book-Study-Guide-The,4400,285.aspx
Thanks for the 'heads-up'.
ReplyDeleteJeanne
Ditto what Jeanne said. Here's a link to what Simply Charlotte Mason recommends:
ReplyDeletehttp://simplycharlottemason.com/planning/scmguide/science/
You can also download a free sample of the 106 Days of Creation Studies here:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/106-days-creation-studies/
My best to you and I look forward to hearing what you choose.
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteI UNFORTUNATELY just bought a used copy of The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carlson and was also EXTREMELY disappointed when I looked through it. I will not use it.
I agree with you, there is just too much evolution pervading her writing.
The only reason I bought it was that I saw it on the booklist on AO and kept hearing it mentioned on different AO/CM groups so I thought it would be ok.
I have the Sense of Wonder by this author and it was pretty safe. It is mostly lovely pictures of nature to share with young children.
I really wish they would put in a warning or disclaimer of some sort like they did when they discussed CM's viewpoints and the times during which she taught.
Jenny