Comenius: dead white guy for twenty-first century education

Today, however, some evangelical Christian groups clash openly with public schools over a variety of issues from evolution and Bible as literature courses, to the banning of religious Christmas carols or censorship of young adult literature. [...]while parochial schools in the United States have lon...

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Published inChristian scholar's review Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 43
Main Authors Schwarz, Gretchen, Ma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Holland Christian Scholar's Review 01.10.2012
Subjects
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Bible
Christian education
Christianity
Christians
Comenius, John Amos
Comenius, John Amos (1592-1670)
Curricula
Education
Educators
Experiential learning
History
Influence
Public schools
Religion
Teachers
Teaching
Young adults
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Today, however, some evangelical Christian groups clash openly with public schools over a variety of issues from evolution and Bible as literature courses, to the banning of religious Christmas carols or censorship of young adult literature. [...]while parochial schools in the United States have long existed, the recent growth of Christian evangelical schools is notable; many of these schools have been built in reaction to an "unchristian" American society, including public schools. "2 Public schools are, by implication, places of darkness. [...]the relationship of many Christians and K-12 education has become problematic in the United States.
ISSN:0017-2251