• May. 15, 2007 - Curriculum ideas
There are some curriculum ideas I hope to pursue in developing at Paidea Classics. One is:
From Pesach to Pascha
The fulfillment of the Jewish Passover in the Resurrection of Christ
The misinformation in the homeschooling world regarding Pascha (Easter as it is known in the west) drives me crazy. Many believe it to be a pagan feast and that Christians should return to the celebration of the Jewish Passover. But they do not know the original intent of Pascha (as it is called in the New Testament and historically in Christianity) or the spiritual depth and importance of this feast in Christianity. Obviously Orthodoxy today retains it. But since most homeschoolers are totally unfamilar with the Orthodox Faith and many only know Easter as a day of easter baskets, bunnies and a ham dinner, it might be worthwhile to put together a curriculum that uses both Scripture and early church patristic writings to explain how the Christian Pascha is the completion and fulfillment of the Passover story. The importance of this cannot be overstated, since it is central in the understanding the Christian Faith.
Here is a link I found that briefly addresses this: OCA.org Q & A
The other is:
A series of books:
Life in Ancient Lands:
And would include Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan, Mexico, Europe, etc.
It would cover basics of everyday life such as food, clothing, architecture, water, technology, religion and worship, etc. I find myself continually amazed by how much ancient cultures knew. We consider ourselves so highly developed today and so much smarter. Yet, if put in similar circumstances as these ancient peoples, we would die without our infrastructure and technological support while they would know exactly what to do to survive.
Such a series of books would not only teach our children appreciation and maybe a little bit of humility and respect when it comes to other cultures, it might also teach them some basic survival concepts in harsh environments (and principles of sustainability, something many cultures did have while our own seems to have lost as a result of our success in technological development and dependance).
So as my Josephus Audiobook winds down with its completion (still need to finish the second volume though, which hopefully will be started in the fall), I am thinking ahead for our next projects (besides more audiobooks and publishing the manuscripts that I am preparing now for printing).
Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!
(Only one more day that I can say this).
P.S. Here are a collection of links for my life in ancient lands series idea (more are coming):
http://web-owls.com/2006/05/23/daily-life-ancient-egypt/
http://www.bookrags.com/research/the-advent-of-mechanical-refrigerat-scit-05123456/
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