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- In 2010 the American Academy of Religion (AAR) published Guidelines for Teaching about Religion in K-12 Public Schools in the United States. This excellent resource outlines three premises about religion, listed below along with their corresponding guiding questions and sample lessons.
tfrl.org/six-guidelines-for-teaching-about-religion/Six Guidelines for Teaching About Religion – The Foundation ...
Three premises inform this project: illiteracy regarding religion 1) is widespread, 2) fuels prejudice and antagonism, and 3) can be diminished by teaching about religion in public schools using a non-devotional, academic perspective, called religious studies.
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How to teach about religion with a variety of approaches, pedagogical strategies, and “snapshots” of classroom practices across the K–12 spectrum. The content and skill competencies required for teachers to teach about religion in intellectually sound ways.
Apr 4, 2016 · Below are guiding questions and lesson ideas for investigating religious identity in the classroom. 1. Belief. Sacred beliefs—including those about the ultimate nature of deities or the...
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Dec 4, 2018 · In 1963, the Supreme Court outlawed mandatory Bible study courses in schools, but ruled that schools may teach objectively about religion — as opposed to teaching religious indoctrination — in history classes and “Bible as literature” classes.
Introduction. This article seeks to provide an overview of the historical, legal, and curricular relationship between religion and public schooling in the United States. This relationship, often fraught with tension, attempts to reconcile often incommensurable public goals.
Jan 4, 2024 · Acquiring background knowledge, thoughtful planning, balanced exposure to different religious cultures, inclusive language, and home-school communication are critical elements to learning about religion in the elementary and middle grades classroom.
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The American Academy of Religion (AAR) has published a guide on public education about religions at Guidelines for Teaching About Religion in K–12 Public Schools in the United States (as a PDF), produced by the AAR’s Religion in the Schools Task Force and published in April 2010.
