AOS 4.2 by Michael Leonard https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue Religion and Society interact en-us 2017-09-19 22:52:11 UTC 2017-11-19 09:55:39 UTC hello@padlet.com What was the Education Act of 1872? What did it challenge in the RCT? mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189121401 2017-09-19 22:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189121401 Background to the Act mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189121442 1. Not enough children going to school. Hence the new colony had an uneducated population who would not progress the colony.
2. Untrained teachers.
3. Sectarianism caused competition between religious schools which was wasting government finances.
4. Poor facilities.]]> 2017-09-19 22:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189121442 Early Response to the ACT from the RCT. mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189950926 1. Archbishop Goold wrote a letter to all Catholic people denouncing - A letter of Admonition. This letter made the Protestant politicians more determined to pursue the Act.

]]> 2017-09-21 21:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189950926 What aspects were affected by the ACT when it was first approved. mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189950960 2017-09-21 21:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189950960 How did the RCT change some of its ASPECTS to respond to the Education ACT. mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951105 1. Social Structure
2. Ethics
3. Religious Experience

]]> 2017-09-21 21:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951105 What was the effect of the ACT long term on the tradition? mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951174 1. Social Mobility was gained.
2. CAtholic Education system grew and prospered.]]> 2017-09-21 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951174 How did the ACT change the relationship between society and the religious tradition? mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951237 1. Initially, Sectarianism abounded as Catholics continued to be oppressed and isolated as they worked hard to promote their school.
2. Pell says that ultimately, catholic schools provided social mobility for Catholics, who were able to gain entry into any profession, causing sectarianism to no longer be present.]]> 2017-09-21 21:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/189951237 After the ACT, some responses were: mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/198059454 1. Stance was to continue Catholic Education in their own schools and pay for it themselves.
2. They protested through petitions in 1875, and then every two years until 1881 when they considered this method was effective.
3. Invited nuns and brothers (Christian Brothers, Mercy Sisters) from Europe and Australia (Josephite sisters) who came to the colony to run Catholic schools. The advantage was that these people were highly loyal, very dedicated and were cheap because they were paid a stipend which was about 20% of the teachers' wage.
4. Catholics protested about having to pay taxes as well as catholic school fees. This was considered double dipping by the government.
5. Set up Catholic Teachers' colleges in Ballarat (1883), Geelong and later in Melb.
6. For 90 years, Catholic Education battled on until 1962 when catholic schools went on strike in Goulburn, NSW to demand the government contribute financial aid to schools. This strike proved that the Government needed Catholic schools to maintain the ability to make school compulsory. From then on money came from the government:
1964 Libraries and Science facilities.
1972 New Whitlam Labourn Government gave funding to enable 80% of school costs to be paid.]]> 2017-10-18 00:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/198059454 Why did the RCT take the stance it took to keep the schools going? mleonard15 https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/198061148 1. For continued existence which was threatened.
2. Believed in creating the Kingdom of God on earth to gain entry to the Kingdom of God in Heaven. This belief was challenged by the secular society but promoted by the Catholic schooling system.]]> 2017-10-18 00:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mleonard15/ojmld5l6fue/wish/198061148