Comments on: Religion, Ethics, and the Classroom http://www.strocel.com/religion-ethics-and-the-classroom/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicole http://www.strocel.com/religion-ethics-and-the-classroom/#comment-37774 Nicole Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:10:20 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2170#comment-37774 I am always dejected to hear things like that. SJ12 is an elective, meaning people may ELECT to take it or not. So I don't really understand how it impinges on any other rights that may exist. I am always dejected to hear things like that.

SJ12 is an elective, meaning people may ELECT to take it or not. So I don’t really understand how it impinges on any other rights that may exist.

]]> By: dayna http://www.strocel.com/religion-ethics-and-the-classroom/#comment-37773 dayna Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:58:38 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2170#comment-37773 I totally hear you about growing up in Abbotsford and not going to church...talk about being looked at as the outsider and that your parents must be doing something wrong. I totally hear you about growing up in Abbotsford and not going to church…talk about being looked at as the outsider and that your parents must be doing something wrong.

]]> By: Nan http://www.strocel.com/religion-ethics-and-the-classroom/#comment-37772 Nan Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:32:49 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2170#comment-37772 I think being open to diversity and respecting other cultures and beliefs is at the core of who I am. I always looked at it very simplistically; my favourite ice cream is maple walnut. If I was believing that what is for me must be for everyone, that is the only flavour there would be. (I did say it's simplistic but it's the picture that comes to my mind... or one song, or one flower.). It is important to me to be treated with respect and so I must assume, as I read in my Bible, that it is how I should treat others. And believing in God? In Buddha's words, when questioned why embrace all faiths, he responded that the mountain doesn't care which path you take to the top. So as long as I am treating others with respect, I think I'm on the right path. I think being open to diversity and respecting other cultures and beliefs is at the core of who I am. I always looked at it very simplistically; my favourite ice cream is maple walnut. If I was believing that what is for me must be for everyone, that is the only flavour there would be. (I did say it’s simplistic but it’s the picture that comes to my mind… or one song, or one flower.). It is important to me to be treated with respect and so I must assume, as I read in my Bible, that it is how I should treat others. And believing in God? In Buddha’s words, when questioned why embrace all faiths, he responded that the mountain doesn’t care which path you take to the top. So as long as I am treating others with respect, I think I’m on the right path.

]]> By: Heather http://www.strocel.com/religion-ethics-and-the-classroom/#comment-37770 Heather Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:41:48 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=2170#comment-37770 In AB we have the seperate schools, which are catholic. So, as a parent, I have the choice to send my child to regular school or a seperate schoo. In the regular school program there is also the Logos program which Mckenzi was part of until Jr. High (grade 7). The Logos program is a non-denominational christian education basis within a public school ...not to be confused with the catholic school. As a tax payer, I have a choice to send my property tax to public or catholic...but I don't have a catholic school in my area. It is all very touchy and not somthing I am used to. I agree with you though Amber. I watched Mckenzi not be able to dress up on Halloween at school because she was in the Logos program, but the part of the school that was public, did and they had a parade and a party. I found it so hypocritical as a parent and very hard to stomache. I think I would have LOVED the social justic class and I hope that by the time MY kids are to that point, there is something similar for them. In AB we have the seperate schools, which are catholic. So, as a parent, I have the choice to send my child to regular school or a seperate schoo. In the regular school program there is also the Logos program which Mckenzi was part of until Jr. High (grade 7). The Logos program is a non-denominational christian education basis within a public school …not to be confused with the catholic school. As a tax payer, I have a choice to send my property tax to public or catholic…but I don’t have a catholic school in my area. It is all very touchy and not somthing I am used to. I agree with you though Amber. I watched Mckenzi not be able to dress up on Halloween at school because she was in the Logos program, but the part of the school that was public, did and they had a parade and a party. I found it so hypocritical as a parent and very hard to stomache.

I think I would have LOVED the social justic class
and I hope that by the time MY kids are to that point, there is something similar for them.

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