ST. IRENE PRESS

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About the Author (informal)

Hello!  I am a homeschool mom of two boys.  I love curriculum!  I love reviewing it, and enjoying making it when I have time.  I went to public school growing up and believe one of the biggest things lacking was accurate history teaching.  I remember reading A Child's History of the World for the first time with my son when he was younger.  Honestly, that simple book was a far better history education than I had ever received.  I think one of the reasons why is because Hillyer provides a commentary throughout the text about how the thirst for power and greed leads to war, destruction, and sadness.  (Don't worry, the book is not all sad, and parts are humorous...it's a great book for mature early elementary students.)  Although I'm probably not of the same faith tradition as Hillyer, and am not sure about that side of him at all, moral commentary on history was completely lacking in my secular education, and made it far more interesting. 

 

(By the way, did you know the reason why the Egyptians stopped using hieroglyphics was because they were Christianized?  Hieroglyphics were associated with Egyptian paganism and so fell out of use by the 4th Century A.D.  That is one of the many, many facts, you don't learn in public school, when ironically, one of the most popular things to study is Egyptian hieroglyphics and other aspects of Egypt's pre-Christian culture.  Did you know that the Roman Empire didn't completely fall, but relocated to Byzantium?  Ever hear of Emperor Constantine or Emperor Theodosius?   I probably won't have time to write anything substantial in the next decade, but I hope someday, St. Irene Press can either publish, or at least review, history material that is true to history and suitable for Orthodox Christians to use.)

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About the Author (formal)

Irene (Serena) Bingle received a B.A. in Communication from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from University of California, Irvine in 2010.  During her first job out of graduate school, Irene was baptized into the Orthodox Church and became pregnant with her first son, who is now 12.  Irene stepped away from corporate life and has been a stay-at-home, homeschooling mother ever since.  Irene resides in Northwest Arkansas with her husband and two sons and currently attends a parish of the Orthodox Church in America.