Title: 7 Reasons We Should Teach More Religion in Public Schools - Beliefnet
Headings: 7 Reasons We Should Teach More Religion in Public Schools
7 Reasons We Should Teach More Religion in Public Schools
Teasing about Religious Differences Starts as Early as Kindergarten
Religion Plays a Role in History, Literature, and Current Events
The United States’ Religious Makeup is Changing
Americans are Woefully Ignorant about Religion
Schools need to Better Understand the Difference between Celebration and Education
Even Young Children can be Taught about World Religions in Simple Terms
Schools can Learn Best Practices to make these Teachings Successful
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Content: Americans are Woefully Ignorant about Religion
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Americans are Woefully Ignorant about Religion
Teachers tell me that many students start middle or even high school not knowing that Catholics are Christians, too. On a grander scale, the 2010 Pew survey on U.S. Religious Knowledge shows that adults fared poorly on a quiz about the world’s religions. Most didn’t know that Friday evening was the start of the Jewish Sabbath or that the Dalai Lama was a Buddhist. More than half of Americans know that the Koran is the holy book of Islam. But less than a third could answer this: What is the religion of most people in Indonesia? The answer: Muslim. Schools need to Better Understand the Difference between Celebration and Education
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Schools need to Better Understand the Difference between Celebration and Education
Some schools cling to old traditions of celebrating Christmas by holding Christmas concerts with sacred music and taping Christmas decorations to the classroom door. In Modesto, the first teachers of the required world religions course went through training with the First Amendment Center, and many saw themselves as advocates and enforcers of the First Amendment in their schools.