As early as 1924, when Edward A. Fitzpatrick came to Marquette University as a professor of education, he began preparing to build an entirely new curriculum in elementary-level religious education, drawing upon the best pedagogical methods of the day. He and his collaborators, many of whom were religious school sisters, eventually formed the Catechetical Institute of Marquette University. Together they collected the best available resources for both teacher and student, and began laying out the grade school curriculum in its entirety. Then, over the course of the next 8 years, they tested their ideas in the classroom and continued to improve them until they were ready to publish.
The culmination of this monumental effort was the Highway to Heaven Series of religion textbooks, and the accompanying Religion in Life Curriculum Teacher Manuals. But along the way, in 1931, they published this volume, A Curriculum in Religion, setting forth the objectives and recommended resources for each grade. These objectives, together with an overview of the unified scope for all 8 grades, provide valuable guidance for teachers wishing to implement the Religion in Life Curriculum in the classroom, especially at the 6th grade level, for which a Teacher's Manual was never published.
PLEASE NOTE: This edition is a photographic reproduction of the original volume. Because our access to the original was limited, we were unable to obtain scans of our usual quality. Consequently, the print quality is not up to our customary standards. We apologize for this limitation, but felt that the importance of the material justified making it available nonetheless.
softcover 5.25" x 8" 160 pages
Customer Reviews
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Highly appreciate
As a home educating parent, I really appreciate this guide offering an outline on the steps to pass the faith to my children. It's divided by grades 1-8 and lists main topics to focus on, activities, hymns, poems, scripture, prayers, doctrine, etc, as well as suggested books and material, each growing in depth and difficulty with each grade. I prefer to not reinvent the wheel, but I also want traditional, effective, tried and true. This looks just like what I'm looking for! I hope St Augustine Press can get all the resources back in print!
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Homeschool religion
I will be working in some of the supplemental suggestions for our homeschool curriculum.
