The link is to an article that describes the new proposals to the State Board of Education for social studies curriculum in grades 1-7. No biographies of Washington, Lincoln. Take out Stephen F. Austin, Thurgood Marshall, and Cesar Chavez. Debates over the role of Christianity in the nation’s founding. Lord, please save us from the […]
This Far by Faith, Volume 1 is completed!
I was so thrilled to submit the first copies to the printer today. I am truly excited about this project. I have heard (and I'm sure you have, too) that 'a nation that doesn't know its history is doomed to repeat it.' I really believe that this tool will bring history to light in an […]
Do you really need curriculum?
Given the season we're in, you've probably attended at least one conference this summer where the curriculum vendors come close to outnumbering the conference participants. I am often intrigued as I read magazines of publishing veterans who recall the days when a conference curriculum fair meant that a few parents were selling their wares and […]
What do you use to learn other periods of history?
The “Our History, HIS-Story” series and the upcoming “This Far by Faith” (ready in June 2006!) are designed to give students a Christian perspective, as well as a multicultural perspective, on American history. I have been asked what types of products are available for studying other periods of history with the same perspective in mind. One of […]