I Volunteered At Chiefland Elementary School

On the surface, this does not seem like a terrible idea-good values are being taught to kids at a young age, values that children carry into adulthood. However, the religion was being enforced by mandatory prayers (Lee). The students who were of a different religion and therefore could not participate in the Christian prayers were asked to leave the room. There were conflicts amongst religious groups because of the distress it caused the students’ parents, mainly of Jewish or Muslim faith. They felt that their children were being separated from the rest of their classmates and feared that their children would feel singled out because of religion (Lee). The Ontario appeals court agreed with the parents, saying that “there are less intrusive ways than public exercises to impart moral values” (Lee). Another incident in another school, located in British Columbia, showed another conflict amongst religious groups. Parents of this school board wanted to ban a book entitled One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dads because it talks about same sex marriage (Church & State). This request was turned down, by a 7-2 majority, because there are members of the community which would be silenced had they accepted the ban. The court’s chief of justice wrote that though they value the religious views of the community, this was seen as an attempt to, “use the religious views of one

The organization I volunteered for was Summerfield High School After prom. I have learned so much from this organization, and I was able to relate my volunteering experiences to sociological theories. Summerfield High School After prom does not have a formal mission statement, but we believe the mission of the committee is to provide a safe environment for our Junior and Senior High School Students following Prom. Summerfield High School After prom is organized my members from my community that come together to make sure students have a safe place to go to after prom. Since they do not have a formal mission statement, there is nothing to match their mission statement with. There are many aspects of this event that have to come together

This experience was unlike that of previous experiences I have had in the classroom because there are no classes or programs set up in the education system that focus on spreading religion or one’s beliefs. Given this, the

First, as a Christian, I must acknowledge that I understand the privileges associated with Christianity, such as school schedules aligning with Christian holidays and the ability to wear a cross necklace without ridicule or stares (Schlosser, 2013). Although I am a member of the dominant group for religion, I understand the feeling of oppression by the non-Protestant Christians, because I am a member of the subordinate groups in relation to my race and gender. Thus, as I reflect on religious oppression, I desire to ensure my classroom is welcoming to all religious groups and want my students to feel “whole and healthy” (Nasir & Al-Amin,

Since, I have attended school my history as a student was difficult. During grade school grades 2nd to 3rd my letter grades was outstanding.There are many reasons behind that as well.One time in 3rd grade I had a teacher that would come around and work with each student one on one.More time with your students I believe helps the students because that helps them get to understand what they are being taught.This is something that I loved because asking things about what the teacher just went over with the class was my biggest fear to be embrassed.Me going up to the teachers desk asking for help or to look over my work for me wasn’t something thta i like to do but mainly afriad to do.So the coming around with each student to see if they was on track with the lesson she taught helped me out alot.These are only a few things that I like and did not like about my educational past.

Public schools are allowed to teach students about religion, but may not teach religion. The United States Supreme Court has stated, “It might well be said that one’s education is not complete without a study of comparative religion, or the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization.” During my tenure as a middle school principal, our seventh grade social studies classes taught about Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and other world religions. For the most part, we never encountered any issues, but some parents took exception to our teaching the world religions.

The question of whether religion should be present in schools is more of a matter of what the United States founding principles. Some say that the Founding Fathers intended for each of us to escape the religious persecution so that all groups could be independent and prosper individually. However, others believe that each person has rights to their own observance of religion, so taking away aspects in school would be unconstitutional. With the current model, finding a balance without offending any student is nearly impossible. The matter of facing religion in schools is an issue that has become more and more relevant to communities, but is being put on the back burner time and time again. Observance of religion should be allowed in public schools and classes should look at a more holistic view of human nature.

Religion is often not talked about in public schools and if you aren't religious then you might not know what religion is or what it means to be religious. There are many reasons why religion isn't taught within the public school system today. There are risks and sometimes dangers that come along with religion, especially in a country filled with a variety of cultures, races and customs. The first amendment of the United States constitution tries to get rid of the dispute about the establishment of religion, prohibiting the promotion of any religious doctrine within any government agency which includes the public school systems. The NH State Law lets students express and practice their religious ways by allowing students to have 5 minutes

A common classroom issue is whether or not to include religion in the curriculum. Some individuals think that teachers need to stick to a set curriculum, and that is the bottom line, but on the other hand, people believe that allowing teachers to have freedom to teach what they want should be acceptable. However, the best way to teach and not offend anyone is to leave religion out of the equation altogether and encourage teachers to teach common core courses.

From pre-k till twelve grade I attended a catholic high school. Even though we all shared the same religion, when the topic of religion came up i believe we all spoke with the up most respect as well as spoke very sensitively because of we wanted to show respect to all. I believe that pop culture portrays many stereotypes of certain religions. This being said, it causes up to form opinions based on what we see. The fact that I went to a catholic school for so long, I don’t believe religion should totally be left out of a classroom, because I happened to learn a lot about my religion, but I do believe it should be talked about with the upmost respect and sensitively.

Religion in schools is shunned. Students are restricted from prayer because it is deemed unconstitutional to share individual beliefs in schools. Even during assemblies, ceremonies, or class, all prayer is prohibited. The rights of students’ religious exercise and expression are intrinsically important and must not be ignored. There are certain times when religion is appropriate at school and it should be an available subject to talk openly and freely about. Since schools do not teach about religion, it can give students false impressions that religious traditions of people are not significant or

A popular debate that has been persistent throughout the years has been whether or not religion should be taught in public schools. Should religion be taught to students to a larger extent or not at all? In my opinion, it is so important to teach religion in a school setting for multiple reasons.

While schools must accept religion by law, they must also ignore that it is even there. Schools must accept all students’ beliefs whether the agree with it or not. On the other hand, schools cannot favor a certain religion, so they must disregard all religions at the same time. This is where it is difficult to have a balance of accepting and pushing it away. Administration, teachers, and staff all have daily challenges when it comes to religion. Even though school staff has their opinions, they must keep it to themselves and be neutral while in the workplace.

Religion has been a debated topic for many years. History has shown how religion tends to bind people together, but pull them apart as well. This raises the important and debated question on whether religion should be incorporated in public schools or not. Many reason that religion in school can cause differentiation between students, while many say religion is too important in the course of history to drop out of. Thinking as students, does religion have an impact on their academic education? It has been debated on since the time of the Revolutionary War, with many voting to put it back or taking it out. Ultimately, the First Amendment had given restriction and permission on different views. For example, restricting teachers from giving preference on one religion over the other or giving permission on letting students pray at school. Despite religion being a major part of many peoples' lives, religion shouldn't be mixed with school because students may not be able to grasp the knowledge and schools may seem like they are favoring a religion and alienating others.

2. Religion should be brought up in the study about religion in social studies, literature, art, and music is an important part of a well-rounded education. I think it is okay for teachers to reveal their religion beliefs to their students. What I teacher should not do is push their beliefs on their students to try to get them to believe in what he or she believes in. In the past, My teachers would stop the person in their tracks before the conversation would get any deeper, and say we are not allowed to talk about religion. I would stop the conversation if the children were being respectful of each other