Why Do You Think Religion Should Be Taught In School

Americans have always had the discussion of whether or not religion belongs in schools. This argument has been going on for years. Both sides argue their points and discuss why they believe their point is right. The classroom becomes a ground for discussion between students and teachers to express their opinions but when religion isn’t allowed we lose the opportunity to discuss. In this paper, I will argue the point that religion belongs in school and in the classroom. I will argue points that show how it could be beneficial and how excluding religion from school could be infringing on our first Amendment.

Humanity wonders about anything that is around them. Men always have wanted to find the answers to different questions: Who am I? Where do I come from? What is my purpose in life? How was the universe created? Is there a bigger or perfect being?

According the to the First Amendment there are two important clauses pertaining to religion. The establishment clause and the free exercise clause. The establishment clause prohibits the state from passing laws to aid a religion or show preference for one religion over another, the free exercise clause prohibits the state from interfering with the individual religious freedom. Schools are not exempted from these clauses as schools must maintain neutrality when it comes to religion. The school is in violation of the first clause; the Establishment clause. The school reciting of prayers and scriptures shows preference to a particular religion. Public school personnel on official duty and the daily running of the school acts as government official

I feel that teachers who apply corporal punishment don’t know how to deal with children in an acceptable manner, they don’t possess the necessary tools to deal with the situation. They don’t follow the ethical code of SACE and take matters into their own hands. I feel that they use this tactic to scare children instead of engaging with them in a caring manner because they don’t have a passion for teaching and developing children. Sometimes teaching is just another job to

Religions and how to tolerate them is not taught to any kids in public school today. It would be fun to learn new things, especially things that are a big part of society. Just mentioning this, but ISIS is a big problem for everyone. It is a huge religious problem. Religious beliefs should be taught in school, as well as how to tolerate them.

Religion in public schools is something that's been talked about and passed along multiple times throughout history. We of course have to consider that there's two sides to this, the ones for and the ones against it. The debate however, of religion teachings in public schools is much more complicated than it seems. Reason why is because our rights become involved as well as important clauses such as the 1st amendment and the Establishment

A highly controversial matter throughout all the countries in the world which has been one of the hottest topics of discussions among religious and non-religious people is whether religion should be taught in schools. A number of people positively believe that practicing religion in schools is as beneficial and advantageous as science, art, business, biology etc. That always has brought up the old question of why those group of people are so sure of where they stand? What kind of logic is backing up this opinion? Those who mostly are not open to new ideas or even worse than that is to not giving a single thought or a chance to anything but what they have been told or taught or have believed in. Why people can’t live and let others live as well?

The subject of religion in public schools is one that has been debated vigorously and passionately. The warriors from the Right and Left fail to appreciate the facts because they are caught up in the rhetoric and have difficulty viewing this emotional topic dispassionately (Haynes, 2011). Both sides are right about one thing: this is an important subject.

In a survey conducted on twitter, 44% of people said no, but 56% of people said yes or with parental consent. How far should schools be allowed to go? If a school wants to inflict corporal punishment they need to have very clear definitions on what kind of behaviors warrant certain consequences. With these guidelines set, physical punishment would not be left to the teacher’s discretion. Parents also need to give consent that it is acceptable and that they are aware of the consequences a student could face if they exhibit actions that warrant such a reaction from the school.

A student sits in class all day listening to the droning voice of their teacher drilling them with secular ideas, memorizing the ideas as fact. As the student continues into the real world, they only know the secular ideas they have accepted as fact. They are unaware of the views and beliefs of a large portion of American society. Secular ideas are often taught as fact in public schools and religious ideas are ignored. Offering both viewpoints to students to students in public schools is important. Teaching religion in public schools has a positive effect on children.

If you’re over 30 and ever got in trouble in school, you’ll be familiar with corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is a way of dealing with a crime or misdemeanor and it has been around for so many years even centuries. Back then it was only used in prisons or correctional facilities but in the late 1800s schools started using it as a way of making the students behave. Not only did it make the schools reputation look decent but also made the grades a whole lot better than they are now. With this claim I believe that corporal punishment be reintroduced

All across the US corporal punishment is being given to students as a method of discipline. Corporal punishment is infliction of pain as a punishment for an offense. Corporal punishment is legal in 19 states in school and at home That means that the government is allowing students to suffer just so they can learn a lesson. Corporal punishment does not belong in schools because it can hurt students emotionally/mentally, it shows students discrimination, and can harm students physically.

To start with, allowing teachers to use the corporal punishment causes physical damage on the student and abuses the child right. It is obvious that most punishments somehow results in pain. When I was in middle school, our math teacher Ms. Helen used to order us to solve a question by writing on the blackboard to show the other students. One day my classmate, Daniel was asked to solve a problem on the board, but he didn’t write a complete answer. Ms. Helen was so angry with him that she put her pen between his pointing and middle fingers and twisted it so tight. We were so terrified because we had never seen someone being punished like that before. Daniel couldn’t move his fingers and was taken to the hospital to fix his broken fingers. Our math teacher was fired right away for the excessive use of force on

Many religions are in-depth and require a lot of work or time to get through it. A Tennessee high school revised its trip policy after complaints from parents brought up a recent excursion to a mosque and a Hindu temple. The students from the Honors World Studies Program at Henderson High School were doing a three week course on world religions, but due to time constraints did not have time to visit all houses of worship for other religions. “Our district has reviewed the practice and decided to eliminate field trips to religious venues from this class as it does not provide equal representation to all the religions studied in this course. This decision was made due to the fact that equal representation in regard to field trips for all religions studied in this course is not feasible.” said the district in a statement released after many complaints. Students should not grow up ignorant to world religions, but nor should they grow up ignorant of the dead religions, or that the nonreligious and non adherents are among the largest parts of the world when it comes to religious identification. If we are going to teach religion in public schools, we must also “teach atheism” or basic theism as well as not every religious person falls under Christianity or Islam. Our schools ought to focus on Critical Thinking in these fields, but that brings to question if the religious side are willing to allow students to question

Corporal punishment is wrong because it causes long-term negative effects on students. If a student receives a paddling as a punishment it could cause serious problems for that student mentally and physically. One example of this is in an article called Should Corporal Punishment Be Used in K-12 Schools?. It says “frequent use of corporal punishment leads to a higher risk for anxiety, depression, substance abuse, stress, and other mental health”. These would be dangerous for a child’s health. In serious cases this could even lead to suicidal thoughts. Not only can corporal punishment affect a child's mental health, it can also have an affect on their performance in school. Another example from an article says, “Students who experience corporal punishment in