02699nam a22003372u 4500001000800000005001700008007001400025008004100039035002000080037001900100040002700119091000800146100001900154245009200173260006800265300001000333500021200343520134300555533008101898650002501979650002302004650004302027650003002070650003702100650003402137650003202171653004702203655003302250655003602283984004202319546562020110723071554.0he u||024||||080220s1982 xxu ||| bt ||| | eng d 9(ericd)ED268221 aED268221bERIC aericdbengcericddMvI amfm1 aHunter, Roger.14aThe Shock of the Oldh[microform] :bThe Militant Church and Education /cRoger Hunter. a[Washington, D.C.] :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1982. a19 p. aERIC Note: In: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian Comparataive and International Education Society (10th, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November 24-26, 1982); see UD 024 860.5ericd aAccelerated Christian Education (ACE) schools, which provide an alternative to state-supported and other church schools, began in the United States, but their growth in Australia has been rapid. In 1977, there was only one ACE school in Australia, but by 1982 there were 10. The schools, which are committed to Christian fundamentalism, are run by local churches. The package of ACE instructional materials cover kindergarten through high school, and are inexpensive ($5,000). According to ACE advertising, working with two non-professionals, one teacher can instruct 40-50 students in one room and with any combination of grades. The curriculum of ACE takes up and simplifies the views of the Protestant fundamentalists, and supports prayer, censorship of texts, a strong and traditional family, and corporal punishment. ACE emphasizes Biblical orthodoxy and separation from the outside world. ACE classrooms consist of study carrels, which promote private individual study. Programmed learning materials are included in all subjects, but only English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies are mandatory. Students work to receive rewards for achievement. The ACE schools have been criticized for religious, racial and community segregation, and conflicts between ACE and government schools systems are intensifying in Australia. (KH) aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.17aChristianity.2ericd07aCurriculum.2ericd07aElementary Secondary Education.2ericd07aEnrollment Trends.2ericd17aNontraditional Education.2ericd07aProgramed Instruction.2ericd17aReligious Education.2ericd1 aAccelerated Christian EducationaAustralia 7aReports, Descriptive.2ericd 7aSpeeches/Meeting Papers.2ericd aANLcmc 2253 ED268221d77000000273689