Thursday, August 23, 2007

 

Curriculum Design


Leslie Goldman at The Huffington Post has an article on a ... unique ... degree course. It seems that the great state of Texas, home to such scholars as George W. Bush and Dr. Don McLeroy, has a certain institution of higher learning that is offering a Bachelor of Arts in humanities degree ... with a concentration in homemaking! Here is the course description:

Preparing women to model the characteristics of a Godly woman as outlined in Scripture. This is done through instruction in homemaking skills, developing insights into home and family while continuing to equip women to understand and engage the culture of today. It is unique in that we recognize the need to challenge women both intellectually and practically. It is our mission to equip a woman to impact women and families for Christ.

Oh, did I mention that the institution is a seminary? As Ms. Goldman says:

[O]n this I must plead a bit of ignorance. I was not brought up in this religion and I cannot pretend to understand the link between, as the website preaches, "preparing women to model the characteristics of a Godly woman as outlined in Scripture...through instruction in homemaking skills, developing insights into home and family while continuing to equip women to understand and engage the culture of today." To me, insight and the ability to engage the current culture develop from things like travel, social action, conversations with individuals from diverse backgrounds ... not Advanced PB&J Construction.

But that's not all! There is so much more available for women at this institution, including the course entitled "The Wife of the Equipping Minister" among the goals of which is:

To challenge a wife to fulfill divinely-assigned responsibilities to her husband of helping him in the task God has assigned to him and submitting to his leadership in the home and church.

Why do I find this particularly amusing? Well, it is just that this institution is The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas, the current academic home of the Albert Einstein of Information Theory himself ... William Dembski!
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No doubt he's perfect for teaching the intelligent design of brown-bag lunches and the irreducible complexity of used diapers!
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Link - Posted by John Pieret @ 1:23 PM
Comments:
Do any of the students get federal aid at this school? If so, what are the legal implications for a women's only class?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 3:51 PM
 
That's an interesting question that I do not know the answer to but here is an account of an situation where a religious institution (Boston College) had to take action against a "radical feminist" who refused to let men into her classroom (though she'd tutor them separately). Part of the defense of the professor's suit against the college was that she was violating Title IX.
# posted by Blogger John Pieret : 5:10 PM
 
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