Importance And Importance Of Curriculum

One of the primary aspects of education is curriculum. Webster’s dictionary defines curriculum as “all of the courses, collectively, offered in a school, college, etc., or in a particular subject”. The concept behind the word is a teacher’s structured plan for instructing students. In the context of the church, curriculum is highly profitable but often neglected. The church typically reads the text of a book without any explanation. There is no structure involved, and many times the teacher himself probably needs more education than members. This creates educational ministries that churn out ignorance rather than knowledge. When there is no direction, the destination can never be reached. This problem is similar to what the Hebrews had (Heb.

We must lay a common foundation before we can build anything on it. Teaching basics, such as the names of the books in the Bible and the order they appear in, are examples of foundational principles. We may also teach the names of some Bible characters that can be expanded upon later. For more advanced students, we want them to understand the most fundamental idea of all: love (Matt. 22:36-40; 1 Cor. 13:1-13). Love is the briefest summary of what the Bible teaches. It is therefore necessary that our curriculums include this topic because of its

Before I did anything else, I would identify the age-group I am teaching. If I am teaching kindergarteners, I will be careful to not complicate things for them. My goal is to ingrain the basics in their minds. Curriculum for this age-group would be totally focused upon the names of the books, the order, and names of Bible characters. I would create a simple chart that would present these for them to visualize. Another thing that I would employ is the Bible book song. These things are easy to acquire and remember so that later in life they do not need to be