So far this year students have learned a good bit about the geography of Europe. We're now about to get in to some of the history. The history we study will be used to explain how Europe is today.
We're going to be studying the religions of Europe. Though there are many religions in Europe, Georgia expects students to know about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Georgia expects students to be able to "describe the major religions in Europe." Naturally students will bring their own views about these subjects to class, and sometimes they will share them. I won't be sharing my views about which religion is best, as its not my job to tell your child what religion they should practice.
Often these discussions lead to the role of government in controlling citizens' religious beliefs. If that happens, this gives me the chance to discuss some U.S. history, including the 1st amendment to the Constitution which prevents the government from "establishing" a religion and allows citizens the "free exercise" of any religion.
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