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Providing educational support to public and private K-12 Schools, Teachers and Boards. Please visit this site's Subjects multidisciplinary resources (in the main menu at the top of the site) and sections on Interfaith Resources for books and videos to support teachers.
Providing educational support to public and private K-12 Schools, Teachers and Boards. Please visit this site's Subjects multidisciplinary resources (in the main menu at the top of the site) and sections on Interfaith Resources for books and videos to support teachers.
Issues in the Teaching of Hinduism in American K-12 Schools
Issues in the Teaching of Hinduism in American K-12 Schools
The history of India and Hinduism is taught in 6th and 7th grade social studies classes to nearly 4 million American children each year, along with the history of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and sometimes Jainism. The course material on Hinduism is negative in tone and scholastically deficient. This presentation will explain how the course material is created and adopted, and how Hindus can improve the process. Presented by Acharya Arumuganathaswami, managing editor of Hinduism Today, at the Uberoi Conference, held October 1, 2011, at Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles, October 1, 2011.
Hindu Students Say Misinformation In Textbooks Led To Bullying
Hindu Students Say Misinformation In Textbooks Led To Bullying
Students are making the case against the books that they say misrepresent their religion and culture by only showing images of trash and poverty. (CBS Sacramento. 2017
Include the Hindu concept of 'Divine Feminine' in textbooks - Teenager to CDE
Include the Hindu concept of 'Divine Feminine' in textbooks - Teenager to CDE
In incisive testimonials, teenagers from different schools speak out against the negative portrayal of Hinduism in California textbooks and urge the California Department of Education to ensure that Hinduism is taught with dignity and fairness.
2019-06-27 MCPS SSVT Summit and Meeting.pptxOverview of Hinduism in the Context of World Religions for County Public Schools K-12
Overview of Hinduism in the Context of World Religions for County Public Schools K-12
Summary briefing provided to K-12 Teachers and Educational Stakeholders by SSVT for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland during 2019 in partnership with the Hindu American Foundation.
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