The Code of Hammurabi ... :- "The Code consists of 282 laws, with scaled punishments, ... graded depending on social status, of slave versus free man"
- WE HAD BETTER OBEY, ... or else .... !
Posted on 07/31/2013 9:31:04 AM PDT by Kip Russell
I'll be the first to criticize public education for not being challenging enough and simply passing kids on to the next grade without teaching them anything...but is this too much for first graders?
Here's a partial list of what 6 year olds will allegedly be able to do after completing this lesson plan:
2. Explain the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the use of canals to support farming and the development of the city of Babylon
4. Identify cuneiform as the system of writing used in Mesopotamia
6. Explain the significance of the Code of Hammurabi
9. Explain the significance of gods/goddesses, ziggurats, temples, and priests in Mesopotamia;
12. Describe how a civilization evolves and changes over time
21. Identify Hatshepsut as a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and explain her significance as pharaoh
26. Define monotheism as the belief in one God
34. Explain that, according to an important story in the Torah, Moses received the Ten Commandments from God and that the Ten Commandments are rules that tell people how to behave or live their lives
41. Identify that Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah and the son of God
47. Identify the Qur’an as the holy book of Islam, containing laws for daily living and many stories that appear in Jewish and Christian holy books
Exactly. First grade is the Grammar Stage in classical learning, and rote memorization is what should be done during this stage. Like I said, first graders learning that the Code of Hammurabi exists as an important event in history is appropriate. Asking First graders to understand why it exists and to extrapolate the meaning behind the Code would be too abstract for them. That’s why I said it depends on how the information is presented :)
The Code of Hammurabi ... :There was no interest in teaching anything Jewish or Christian in public schools until it became cover for early teaching about “the Qur’an as the holy book of Islam, containing laws for daily living and many stories that appear in Jewish and Christian holy books.”
Well, if the Ten Commandments are going to be taught, you may as well teach theirs source material.
Personally, I think reading, math, and science may be more helpful - but, hey, who am I to judge?
This is one part of the Code which I remember well (from my 1st grade “Contractor’s Liability” class)
“If a builder build a house for a man and do not make its construction firm, and the house which he has built collapse and cause the death of the owner of the house, that builder shall be put to death”
It was all I could do to learn to read in first grade.
Wrong.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Ignoring Islam will not make it go away.
funny how we all whine about how little kids learn in school, yet every time changes are proposed to rectify this, we whine all the louder. no wonder schools are all F-up.
I know it’s a very Freeper thing not to actually check the link to source, but if you click through I think you will find this is indeed from a first grade module as developed by the state of NY in keeping with the common core.
My daughter is between 1st and 2nd grade and *is home-schooled* and can probably answer the MAJORITY of those questions.
2. Explain the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the use of canals to support farming and the development of the city of Babylon
4. Identify cuneiform as the system of writing used in Mesopotamia
6. Explain the significance of the Code of Hammurabi
9. Explain the significance of gods/goddesses, ziggurats, temples, and priests in Mesopotamia;
12. Describe how a civilization evolves and changes over time
21. Identify Hatshepsut as a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and explain her significance as pharaoh
I think I was absent that day? :-)
Wow. Actually, the Code of Hammurabi *is* historically significant and has NOTHING to do with Islam.
Maybe *you* need some history lessons.
(Hint: Just because something came out of the Middle East, doesn’t mean it has to do with Islam.)
That's what is says...in fact, these are from only one section of 10 1st grade subjects. Here are other selected concepts that the students are supposed to master:
Domain 1: Fables and Stories
2. Identify character, plot, and setting as basic story elements
5. Identify characteristics of fables: short, moral, personification
Domain 2: The Human Body
2. Identify the skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems
9. Identify Edward Jenner as the man who developed the first vaccine
Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories
10. Use narrative language to describe (orally or in writing) characters, setting, things, events, actions, a scene, or facts from a fiction read-aloud
17. Plan and/or draft and edit an informative/explanatory text that presents information from a nonfiction/informational read-aloud that includes mention of a topic, some facts about the topic, and some sense of closure
Domain 5: Early American Civilizations
1. Explain that a shift occurred from hunting and gathering to farming among early peoples; compare and contrast hunter-gatherer societies and Mayan society
10. Identify the Aztec capital as Tenochtitlan; identify that Machu Picchu is an Incan city
Domain 6: Astronomy
16. Identify the four phases of the moon—new, crescent, half, full
23. Classify Pluto as a dwarf planet
Domain 7: The History of the Earth
5. Identify the layers of the earth: crust, mantle, and core (outer and inner)
13. Describe how heat, pressure, and time cause the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
Domain 8: Animals and Habitats
5. Explain how Arctic animals have adapted to the Arctic tundra and Arctic Ocean habitats
24. Explain why and how habitat destruction can cause extinction
Domain 9: Fairy Tales
4. Identify common characteristics of fairy tales, such as “once upon a time” beginnings, royal characters, elements of fantasy, problems and solutions, and happy endings
17. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure
Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence
4. Describe how the thirteen colonies in America evolved from dependence on Great Britain to independence as a nation
20. Describe the roles of African Americans, Native Americans, and women during the evolution from thirteen colonies in America to independence as a nation
I am sure it is. It’s just that I find it amazing that those questions would be asked of 1st graders.
Some of those questions are damn fine ones, just not appropriate for 1st graders to answer.
Dude - get a clue. Hammurabi was 17th century BC, waaaaaaaay before the word Islam was even muttered.
We are talking Babylonian mythos - Giglamesh, Shamash, and Marduk. Allah wasn’t even a thought in anyone’s head.
You are only proving your vast ignorance by trying to equate Hammurabi to Islam.
Hey - you come from the United States, right? Mormonism came from the United States! Therefore, YOU must be a Mormon!!!
Or, you must believe in Native American gods!
See?
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