Why I Love My Curriculum

I was looking around on the website of Tapestry of Grace today and it is pretty cool! It has some really nice helps on it as well as message boards and support.

I was reading through some of the past message boards trying to find a supplement worksheet for the book Seth is reading and I found this entry by a parent asking why they were using the literature books they were using for Ancient Egypt. They were quite upset about the books because they include talk about the gods of Ancient Egypt and they felt that it wasn't right to be exposing their child to these other beliefs.

The response from a staff member at Lampstand was this:

"At Lampstand Press, we seek to teach children about these other beliefs, how they differ from God's word, and how we can compassionately answer those who oppose our faith. Now of course, we're not likely to come across any ancient Egyptians, but the basic premise of being able to recognize and identify falsehoods, as well as to stand firm against them, is the goal in this regard.To that end, we try to incorporate such things on an appropriate level. An upper grammar student should be able to recognize these falsehoods, although he probably won't be able to analyze them and make connections between these false gods and the ones mentioned in the Bible. However, this is a step in that direction.When my boys were that age and we read about these other beliefs, we prayed for people today who believe in a similar manner. I believe that it helped my boys be sensitive to the lost condition of others' souls and be able to respond in a way that will ultimately bring glory to God."

I think she said it so awesomely!! That is totally my goal. Our kids need to know that their belief system isn't the only one out there and be compassionate and loving to people who have differing ideas. To pray for them and treat them kindly. I think if we bring our children up to be ignorant of other belief systems we will be harming our kids hugely. I want for our children to truly understand what they believe and why they believe it and make their faith their own. Not just what mom and dad believe but what they believe.

Awesome!

Kristen