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Old 06-27-2012, 03:34 AM   #12
Thunderzee

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Acacia, thanks for your reply. (And I wish it would pour rain here as well! Send some my way!) The reason I bought up comprehensive curriculum is because Maripat was asking about wholesome education and the integration of secular and religious instruction. I wondered if there are any Muslim comprehensive curriculum that offer an integration in a similar manner that Christian curriculum do. I actually wasn't intending to make this about homeschooling, which was why I mentioned Abeka, because their curriculum is actually designed for classroom instruction, even though it is available to homeschoolers. But speaking of homeschooling, that is wonderful that you are able to gain curriculum free of charge for homeschooling. Here, we must purchase all our own curriculum and materials.

If there is no comprehensive Islamic curriculum, I think it would certainly be something beneficial for someone to invest in creating. A curriculum that could be used both in classroom instruction or adapted to homeschooling needs. Something comprehensive enough that a school could order one curriculum to cover all the subjects, and students would receive a top rate education, with religious teachings integral.
I don't know what happened there but my brain somehow connected this thread with another I read around the same time on the topic of homeschooling so... they got clumped together... sorry about that. Having said that, it is still relevant and in the regular public system where I'm located Abeka is not used; don't know what they use in the Catholic system. Here, Abeka is more a relevant issue for homeschoolers than anyone else (I had my son in public school throughout elementary school and never heard of Abeka until we started homeschooling). Outside of homeschooling, I can't see Islamic curriculum being available/used in the public system here at this time (Insha'Allah one day, soon); not sure what they use in Islamic schools though one Islamic school in my province follows the curriculum standards set by the minister of Education (this does allow for flexibility in resources used so it is possible that Islamic resources are used there).

And for this reason - for the use of homeschoolers at the very least - I agree with you that Islamic curriculum should be (and likely is being) invested in and packaged.

[Edit: The rain is totally out of my hands dear May Allah (SWT) bless your area with rain too. Ameen.]
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