Would people grow up into happier, more rounded adults if more spirituality was taught at school?

Question

anan potter - you have unwittingly just proveed my point.

Answer 1

I would just say in a way yes... it wouldn't even have to be about any specific religion. It could just be about the value of each human essence. Interior worth. It would remove the most debased, crass, superficial, over-commercialized aspects of the world around us now. A kinder and gentler approach to life.

Answer 2

Let's look for a second at the track record of schools, shall we?

Schools teach math. Many students leave school knowing nothing about math but that they hate it.

Schools teach English. Many students leave school familiar only with how to quickly text message things to other people in the middle of class.

Do you really think schools will do any better with spirituality?

It takes more than a teacher to imbue knowledge on a person. The person has to WANT to be a student as well. And if the person wants this, he or she will probably FIND a teacher, even if one isn't provided!

Answer 3

Not necessarily. Spirituality varies from person to person. There are many religious people that end up growing into very hateful people, believing that they are right, and everyone else is wrong. But, religion and spirituality can be two different things.

Let's face it, being part of one religious group means you are not part of another one. And many people end up fighting over beliefs. Now, this isn't true for everyone, and religion as a whole is meant to bring peace and happiness, but the sad truth is that human fraility gets in the way too often.

So, spirituality is good, but being taught to be a good person that is accepting of everyone is better.

Answer 4

I went to a private school K-8. Lot of spirituality taught there. The other students did little to head the message. I don't think this would work. Some would accept it and become 'brainwashed' into believing this is the best way to live, others would reject the message. People will always be people.

Answer 5

Probably not. People are people. They are diverse, but subject to human nature. The fact is that there are a lot of spiritual people out there that are unhappy and not very well-rounded. There are a lot of less spiritual people that are fine. Happiness and well-roundedness are all attainable concepts, but how to achieve these things varies from person to person. Some people will succeed. Some people will not. Teaching more spirituality at school would simply make more people spiritual, but that does not automatically necessitate more happiness or well-roundedness. Life simply is not that simple.

Answer 6

What is spirituality,really? It is simply a form of ethical moral control.

without an ethical moral control, you do not really promote happiness and "well-roundedness"

And Spirituality does not guarantee this, just look at spiritual cults. There have been some which promote spiritualism, but failed to have a significant ethical control code.

No you do not need one to have the other. I believe it is better to respect everyone's spiritual beliefs as an ethical mandate and follow the Golden rule across the board, then spirituality will not matter.

Answer 7

Definitely. Every human individual is an integral combination of Body,Mind &Intellect. If we assign these to the three sectors of Mercedes mobile Star we see that the subtle mind -intellect occupy the upper two sectors and the gross physical body only the 1/3'rd lower one. Just as the quality of Mercedes cars are maintained by the subtle management programmes of quality assurance at all levels of production so the spirituality of subtle human nature can clear all distortions of understanding and raise human consciousness to realize the true nature of all creation in advancing years beginning adulthood.

Answer 8

There are plenty of opportunities to learn about spirituality outside of school. Determining the nature of spirituality taught and from what perspective would be impossible due to the number of varying beliefs. If you taught only the local sets of beliefs, then you are not providing a well-rounded education. No individual is prevented from having spiritual thoughts while in school so it is not a case of schools preventing spirituality. History has already taught us that great discord comes from trying to "teach" spirituality as a set defined reality. From a very realistic and neutral point of view it is impossible to declare any specific set of spiritual concepts because of the cultural variations in ideology. I would not have been happy in school if someone was trying to use unproven opinion to help determine my perspectives on life. I took the opportunity to learn about varying beliefs in college and I paid for that myself and it was by choice. Public school is meant to teach academics so that you have the tools to continue learning throughout your life. It is not a fact that spirituality is the only road to happiness. If spirituality works for you, great. It would not be great to sanction it in public schools.

Answer 9

absolutly not! spirituality has nothing to do with being a happier person. There are already to many people blindly following a faith that they do not understand, and think they are better people because of it. You can be completly happy with life not believing in a God, just as much as you can in believing. God should not be forced into a kids education, if should be only tought if they want to learn about it.

Answer 10

Teaching one thing in schools is not going to make for a happier person. When you grow up, you have to look at the bigger picture. If a kid has good parents, friends, and is not always getting into trouble, then they, most likely, will live a happier life.