Teacher to Teacher - December 2008 - (Page 1)

Vol. 12 No. 5 December 2008 b a l a n c e d p e r s p e c t i v e s i n e d u c at i o n What’s New? ELEMENTARY Science 3, 3rd ed.—Surveys a number of exciting topics, pointing out ways that God’s creation brings Him glory. Teacher’s Edition with CD (Available June 1, 2009)—Contains additional background information, cross-curricular links, and scientific activities and demonstrations; spiral (257170, $42.75) Student Text—Includes age-appropriate scientific information, diagrams and charts, and annotated photographs and illustrations. Students develop science process skills by participating in hands-on experiments, activities, and projects; softbound (257147, $28.80) Student Activity Manual—Provides a variety of review and reinforcement pages to aid the student’s understanding. Previews, Expansions, and Bible integration pages are also included; softbound (257154, $18.90) “Acts of God” powerful earthquake strikes western China, causing hundreds of buildings to collapse and killing more than 80,000 people. A tornado strikes the small farming community of Spencer, South Dakota, erasing it from the map. Insurance companies have a name for such tragedies; they call them “Acts of God.” And they are right, of course; God Himself says that He “hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm” (Nahum 1:3) and that He can and does make the earth tremble (Isaiah 24:17−20; 64:3). Some Christians have the idea that when things they like happen, that is a blessing from God; but when things they do not like happen, that is the devil opposing them. Any teacher who has led students in a prayer meeting has heard talk that implies this view. But it is simplistic at best. History is providential; God directs it. And that includes the things that do not work out so well for us, even horrifically, just as much as the things that do.1 That thought raises some very tough questions. The most obvious, of course, is “Why did God let this happen?” But that question is not really a request 1 Talking to Students About Student Activity Manual Teacher’s Edition— Includes overprint answers of the student edition; spiral (257121, $23.85) Math 3, 3rd ed.—Helps students enjoy math while solidifying and expanding foundational math skills. Problems and exercises develop the confidence and critical-thinking skills required for more complex math concepts. A Teacher’s Edition with Toolkit CD—Includes interactive discussions to guide students from the concrete and pictorial levels to the abstract level. It also integrates math and the Bible, using age-appropriate Bible truths and continued on page 10 In This Issue Remembering How It Is to Be New by Brian Carruthers page 4 Here to Help Teachers Get Ready page 8 I think it is noteworthy that when Satan wanted to attack Job, either indirectly (Job 1) or directly (Job 2), he had to get God’s permission first. continued on page 2 http://www.bjupress.com/ http://www.bjupress.com/product/257170 http://www.bjupress.com/product/257170 http://www.bjupress.com/product/257147 http://www.bjupress.com/product/257154 http://www.bjupress.com/product/257121 http://www.bjupress.com/product/250720

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