A school that is going to focus on Arabic culture along with your typical college prep courses for HS Children.
2007-07-27 06:58:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Actually it is a public school
2007-07-27 07:03:19 · update #1
Before people start making snides toward it being a muslim school Khalil Gibran was a Maronite Christian.
2007-07-27 07:08:02 · update #2
Actually RP doesn't most of our public schools focus mainly on European culture?
2007-07-27 07:09:23 · update #3
Also this is not a religous school considering that was part of the Charter the State of NY and the Dept. of Education cited. Hence no prayer in schools.
2007-07-27 07:10:42 · update #4
It's a public school and it will not deal with political or religious ideology. It is essentially a school designed for international studies that focuses on a particular region. NYC has a lot of schools like this and nobody complained until one focused on the MidEast. There are in fact schools that focus on Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and various points in between. The only difference between these and regualr public schools is that there is an intensified social studies class everyday. They're not even magnet schools.
NYC is an immigrant community to the extreme. There are a lot of second generation children here and their parents like the idea of them learning about where they came from in the world. I happen to agree with these schools' goal.
2007-07-27 07:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by Incognito 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No better or worse than the Academy of the Pacific in Boston, where every graduate is fluent in Mandarin.
Why NOT have a school that will give American kids some knowledge of Arabic and the ability to help this country manage an important international interface?
2007-07-27 07:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read most of what was available by Gibran in the sixties. Oddly enough, I was turned on to him by the President of a Young Republicans group in Philadelphia.
If all Muslims followed the philosophies of Gibran, we wouldn't be having all the problems we are today. He espoused peace and love, his writings are very Buddhist in their character. Before you condemn, it would be best to find out what the man was about.
2007-07-27 07:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie S 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Public schools should be strictly secular... there should be no religion in a public school. Teach religion at home... pray at home... or send your children to a private religious school. I don't want my tax dollars to even support a luncheon prayer... my kids can pray at home, it was fine for me.
Now if they are just naming the school after a poet then I am okay with it. There are lots of schools named after people that happened to be Christian/Jewish and possible Islamic (I am sure there is a Malcolm X public school somewehere)... as long as it does not include religion in their curriculum... I don't care.
2007-07-27 07:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by cattledog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can you imagine a public school called the George Washington International Academy that focused on European culture? It would cause fainting spells in lower Manhattan.
2007-07-27 07:07:41 · answer #5 · answered by RP McMurphy 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Nope, i do no longer see an issue based upon the merchandise you have sited. the merchandise describes a school it particularly is taught in Arabic, no longer a school it particularly is the two in step with Muslim faith nor has stated aims regarding faith. you have contrasted this with Christianity. Arab is a language, no longer a faith. mockingly, the college is termed after a Christian poet who wrote in Arabic and English.
2016-10-09 10:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Khalil Gibran too, but it is a public school so no
2007-07-27 07:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Gibran was an incredible philosopher and humanitarian. If this academy mirrors his respect for humankind, it will serve a wonderful purpose.
2007-07-27 07:06:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
This is a public school, so I have a problem with it. I don't think any publicly funded school should focus on any one race, religion, or culture.
2007-07-27 07:04:25 · answer #9 · answered by Bon Mot 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Is it a public school? Is there one that focuses on Irish or Italian or African or Far Eastern cultures?
2007-07-27 07:01:53 · answer #10 · answered by Brian 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋