I've been asked to help develop a course for high school students to teach them about destructive cults and how to identify them.
Although the course has to be 'general' (i.e. not JW-bashing) to be useful for all students (and also not to frighten off JW kids and their parents), I would hope it might help JWs (kids and parents) to start to think.
Does anyone know of anything similar that we could buy in?
If not, does anyone have any suggestions for what should be included?
I've been given a very loose remit at the moment: the education authorities are more interested in getting an idea of the potential scope of the subject before giving me any directions to focus on.
Similarly, they're still very open about the length of the course: 1 hour or 40 hours, they're not yet sure and again want to get an idea of the possibilities before firming up on length.
Finally, I will ensure that the finished course will be freely available as an educational resource for anyone interested in the subject.
I believe this is a very exciting opportunity and would appreciate any help to devise a course that is not offensive yet practical and educational.
