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Haynes, Charles C. – Educational Leadership, 1999
History (embodied in Horace Mann's "nonsectarian" Protestant practices) reminds us that today's "generalized spirituality," if encouraging students to explore the inner life and ultimate questions, will not free public schools from anti-Establishment Clause claims. However, First Amendment neutrality does not mean being neutral…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Definitions, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education