Religious Education in Schools

Cefca · 27-10-10, 11:20 AM

Probably not a good idea to tar everyone with the same brush though.

ElectroGirl · 27-10-10, 11:22 AM

Hence the 'most'. That's just my opinion...

eastside914 · 17-11-10, 07:24 AM

This is a very debatable question...
Hmm i think yes... but wouldn't every parent do that if they are religious enough?

Knoblett · 05-02-11, 02:44 PM

Ignorance is the route of all prejudice, and prejudice is the route of all discrimination, therefore I believe that the religious education is important in schools as it teaches about other cultures and beliefs and in my opinion, helps people to think more laterally about a given situation.

With the pretence that discrimination of all sorts is wrong, can anyone spot a fallacy in my argument's logic?

goggz1888 · 05-02-11, 05:01 PM

i went to a catholic school as im a roman catholic and my oppinion is if you dont like maths you dont listen... does not mean the parents should say " i dont want my kids doing maths" ?? surely the same goes with R.E ? ( you choose if you want to learn and take skills out of subjects) i personally think R.E teaches some pretty usefull life skills.

would be a messed up system with parents and kids choosing which subjects they do.... my guess is there would not be alot of foreign languages teachers around. and physical education teachers would probably rise about 600%

i went on a youth exchange in germany a good few years back with a mix of people from israel , palestine , poland and germany. and this was a great eye opener for me as the young people from other countrys take there religion much more serious than most of us in the uk. (well me anyway). it was a bit messed up however when we visited a concentration camp with this specific group alot of mixed emotions flying around. i had never thot to much about religion etc and what had gone on in the past. but it was a head turner when people in the group were looking at the list of names on the wall and identifying them as relatives...

suppose if you dont know about other religions you can never truly judge or understand that person.

SometingStu · 05-02-11, 05:15 PM

I think that there's no logical reason why parents should have a direct input. If a child doesn't like a lesson, then they would have to give their parents a good reason as to why they don't want to do it. In this case we have two possible outcomes.

Child knows what's best for themselves and explains that they would be better off not doing this subject. Parent tells school, school sorts it out. In this way, it is actually the child that has decided not to do the lesson, and the parents have simply used their authority to convey the child's thoughts.

or

Child doesn't know what is best for them but has 'easy' parents, that allow there children to make too many important choices. So again, it is the child that has decided, only they haven't necessarily made the right choice.

Of course there is the third outcome, in which the child cannot convince their parents, and thus nothing happens about it.

This, along with the fact that I feel it's better for children to have a better understanding of other cultures and religions, and thus be open minded towards any other opinions or beliefs, tells me that RE is important, and should be taught from primary all the way to Year 9.

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goggz1888 iPod 60gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,676	i went to a catholic school as im a roman catholic and my oppinion is if you dont like maths you dont listen... does not mean the parents should say " i dont want my kids doing maths" ?? surely the same goes with R.E ? ( you choose if you want to learn and take skills out of subjects) i personally think R.E teaches some pretty usefull life skills. would be a messed up system with parents and kids choosing which subjects they do.... my guess is there would not be alot of foreign languages teachers around. and physical education teachers would probably rise about 600% i went on a youth exchange in germany a good few years back with a mix of people from israel , palestine , poland and germany. and this was a great eye opener for me as the young people from other countrys take there religion much more serious than most of us in the uk. (well me anyway). it was a bit messed up however when we visited a concentration camp with this specific group alot of mixed emotions flying around. i had never thot to much about religion etc and what had gone on in the past. but it was a head turner when people in the group were looking at the list of names on the wall and identifying them as relatives... suppose if you dont know about other religions you can never truly judge or understand that person. Last edited by goggz1888; 05-02-11 at 05:04 PM..

27-10-10, 11:20 AM	#21
Cefca iPod 60gb Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,713	Probably not a good idea to tar everyone with the same brush though.

17-11-10, 07:24 AM	#23
eastside914 iPod Shuffle Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 24	This is a very debatable question... Hmm i think yes... but wouldn't every parent do that if they are religious enough?

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Knoblett iPod Shuffle Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3	Ignorance is the route of all prejudice, and prejudice is the route of all discrimination, therefore I believe that the religious education is important in schools as it teaches about other cultures and beliefs and in my opinion, helps people to think more laterally about a given situation. With the pretence that discrimination of all sorts is wrong, can anyone spot a fallacy in my argument's logic?

05-02-11, 05:15 PM	#26
SometingStu iPod 30gb Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,488	I think that there's no logical reason why parents should have a direct input. If a child doesn't like a lesson, then they would have to give their parents a good reason as to why they don't want to do it. In this case we have two possible outcomes. Child knows what's best for themselves and explains that they would be better off not doing this subject. Parent tells school, school sorts it out. In this way, it is actually the child that has decided not to do the lesson, and the parents have simply used their authority to convey the child's thoughts. or Child doesn't know what is best for them but has 'easy' parents, that allow there children to make too many important choices. So again, it is the child that has decided, only they haven't necessarily made the right choice. Of course there is the third outcome, in which the child cannot convince their parents, and thus nothing happens about it. This, along with the fact that I feel it's better for children to have a better understanding of other cultures and religions, and thus be open minded towards any other opinions or beliefs, tells me that RE is important, and should be taught from primary all the way to Year 9.