Introductions / The Toltec Curriculum vs. the Western Model

 

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ACTIVITY 1

a) Introduce yourself to the group by saying your name, where you come from, your major, if you have any physical training [dance, martial arts, sports, yoga, etc], your expectations about the course.

b) Write a brief introduction of yourself in which you summarize who you are for those students who are not in class. Post your introduction on  Discussion Board.   


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The Toltecs

The Toltec culture is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (300 BC - 800 AD). The Toltecs represent 1000 years of splendor of the Anahuak. Zapotecs and Mayans were all influenced by the knowledge gathered by the Toltecs, mainly the existential consciousness of the universe. The pyramids, called poyans, were centers of investigation. Something happened to this centers of knowledge. They were destroyed and covered with dirt.

 

LINKS


Connecting the Dots in World History (page 120)

 

On the Toltec Path / Right and Left-Side Teachings

 

 

Toltec Curriculum

Exercises and martial arts (dance): For the child to learn how to control their bodies.

Meditation: For the child to analyze how the mind works.

Concentration & Deep Memory: For the child to learn how to memorize dreams.

 

 

Question 1

In which way does this curriculum differ from the kind of curriculum currently used in the West?


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ACTIVITY 2


Students gather in groups and discuss the article "Elementary Education." (10 main groups: 1) History of, 2) Colonial Period, 3) Early National Period, 4) Public Schools, 5 & 6) The Common School, 7) African American, Native American & Non-Public, 8) Goals, 9) Curriculum & Organization, 10) Standards

LINK

Elementary Education 

 https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1950/Elementary-Education.html

 

 

Question 2

Compare and contrast the ideas that characterized the Toltec curriculum with the current curriculum used in  American schools.

 Post a summary of your group's discussion on Discussion Board.

 




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