Religion and Public Education by Morgan Faircloth https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk Made with panache en-us 2018-03-21 01:29:25 UTC 2018-03-25 01:33:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Write your personal opinion on religion and its impact on the creation of public education mlfairc2 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/244338560 2018-03-21 02:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/244338560 I personally believe that religion education can be beneficial because if one would view it in light of "public education" as we did in the module and the TedTalk by Dennett, it seems to be similar to the concept of multicultural education in the sense that we don't only want to teach students arithmetic and writing, but we also want to graduate truly educated and knowledgeable citizens who are able to tolerate religious freedom. As is obvious today with many of our leaders, religious tolerance and education is not something that we can do without and it can have dire consequences in the future if we lack to educate our children of the differences in religion and ways of life that the diversity of individuals in our country may choose to follow. wsarsou https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/244719598 ~Walaa Sarsour ]]> 2018-03-21 19:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/244719598 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245721626 I believe that education on different religions is certainly beneficial in a public school because we are trying to prepare students for the outside world. We would be doing students a disservice if we did not instruct them about different religions because they are so entrenched within society. There is a huge push on multicultural education and religion is an enormous part of many different cultures. Our schools need to graduate well-rounded students so that they may be able to understand the varying perspectives of the people around them. Developing knowledgeable citizens is crucial for the health of our country's democracy. 
~ Concetta Errichiello]]> 2018-03-24 12:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245721626 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245766506 Religion, specifically Christianity, was a huge part in the creation of schools, as many became literate for the sole purpose of reading scriptures. However, I think in modern times, we should be teaching students about all faiths. It is a part of the multicultural education we discussed in Module 7; it creates a more open-minded and accepting student. I don't think teaching about all religions in schools is for the purpose of changing a student's religion, as some parents might worry about, but rather to share knowledge about the way the world works, as religion is commonly intertwined with many other aspects of the world.
- Eryn Koty]]> 2018-03-24 20:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245766506 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245770114 I think that education was founded on religion but isn't much so based on it today. I think learning about different religions is interesting and should be a part of education, as long as it is not in a way that promotes any one religion.
-Kate Wenger]]> 2018-03-24 21:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245770114 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245777218 I believe that although religion should not be endorsed by schools, religious studies should definitely be taught in schools, as it would create a more educated and cultured student body. Learning about the differences between various religions can also help students decide whether the religion (or lack thereof) they follow is right for them. The impact religion had on the creation of public education cannot be ignored, and formed the basis for the public schools of today. Despite this, just because schools were founded on religious ideals does not mean they must still practice them today, and schools should educate and accept students of all faiths. 
-Dylan McGee]]> 2018-03-24 23:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245777218 Horace Mann (see earlier module) was deeply concerned about religious conflict in society. He saw it all around him in Boston, especially violence for (and from) Irish Catholics. When Mann established the Common (public) School, he wanted to teachers to stay out of religion and politics and strive for making society more stable and less contentious. Mann's schools had a kind of non-sectarian Christianity for teaching morals, but nothing that would brand the schools as, say, Methodist or Baptist. Still, Mann met with opposition by Catholics like Orestes Brownson, who felt that Mann's schools were basically there to indoctrinate students into Protestantism. https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245780980 2018-03-25 01:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245780980 jlnance3 https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245781707 I believe that religion had a significant impact on the creation of public education. Many colonists fled the old world because of religious persecution and they were able to come to the New World and teach their children about religion. Also, there was a drive to teach children to read so that they could read the Bible. Public education has changed a lot since this time and no longer has its ties to religion. In general public education tries to stay as far away and as separate from religion as possible. 
-Jonna Nance]]> 2018-03-25 01:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mlfairc2/p0k7g0tsh5zk/wish/245781707