I teach a biology class with Bob Jones. It is the best written biology text I’ve ever seen, and covers so much ground it is in two volumes.
I’ve taught from others and find this the best.
Now it is true they don’t approve of evolution, and they cover the subject from a creationist viewpoint. They also cover how we are guardians of the earth and that a right spirit anchors the scientist.
They also put the history of science in a historical perspective, something secular texts are unable to do because they don’t understand how religion influences the science. It makes science so much more understandable, when you realize where all these great minds were coming from. For instance, you can’t understand Kepler until you understand he was a man of faith. He wanted to be a theologican and came to understand that by seeking to understand the universe, he was seeking God.
These are some of the things that make the Christian text different from the secular messes out today. It has a wholeness, of completeness, that secular texts lack. I get the same feeling reading history texts. They can’t mention God, so they have no understanding of reasoning people used.
Modern secular science texts and christian ones are not compatable, in my opinion. Secular texts have a strong emphasis on everything being chance. IMHO, they leave kids feeling very uncertain in an unstable world. Christian texts emphasize providence, the sure hand of a Creator guiding the formation of life and the cosmos.
A good teacher understands that kids will graduate into a modern society, and makes sure they understand all points of view. I use secular texts and readings as an adjunct in the subject, and have at least one class where the kids are assigned debate topics, having to take both sides.
I can tell you, as far as pure biology goes (understanding, for instance, physiology or botany) that a text like Bob Jones is superior, and the kids come out with excellent understanding.
This is just a power play by zealot secular evolutionists to attack Christianity. They don’t really care about the kids knowledge.
Sorry for the long post, but I do have some experience on this. I have spent many hours struggling over picking science texts.
Evolution requires three things: random mutations, natural selection and time. How does this text deal with these issues, i.e. whether or not random mutations occur, whether or not natural selection occurs and the age of the earth? Really, I’m curious.