Let's say your child's teacher is an excellent educator and your child adores them. However, they are of a different religion than you and don't try to hide it. They don't try to force their religion on anyone or teach it to the kids, but they wear a symbol of their religion, and if asked, they tell the truth about what they believe.
What would you do? Anything?
2007-09-02 06:00:42 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not the one who would be getting angry. I ask because, sometime in the future, I might be this teacher. I'm going to school for my teaching degree, and I'm also studying Buddhism. I'd be teaching in a mostly Christian area, so I'm wondering if people would take issue with my beliefs.
2007-09-02 06:07:27 · update #1
hey, no religion does not bother me. But a budhist teacher will bother some parents, better act christian on the job and say a few hallelujahs here and there.
2007-09-02 06:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I do not have a child of my own, but I am close to my GF's son.
Exposure to different religious beliefs is handled in the same way that we prepare children for all social encounters: communication and education. Our child being attracted to a religion we do not like is hardly different than them being attracted to a lifestyle we do not like ("gangsta").
When parents really talk to their child and help them to understand themselves and the world we all must share the child can be around even intensely religious and proselytizing people without feeling intimidated or more uncomfortable than expected.
Only people who do not communicate with their children need fear their children running with the wrong crowd.
ADD: In an "ideal" world, Don't Ask Don't Tell would be maintained better. Just as students often have dress codes that include rules about no profanity, and violence, teachers should as well. Maybe we should include religious icons as something that should be avoided during teaching time.
2007-09-02 07:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are kidding, right?
Why would anyone be angry over this? Let's look at it this way: would the teacher be angry at having to teach a child of a different religion?
Of course not!
What do you want the teacher to do? Lie about her beliefs so as to placate you?
Stop wearing the religious symbol because it offends you, when you never even see the teacher? Do you want to violate the teacher's right to wear jewelry?
What a bigoted person would get angry over this!
Sad.....
2007-09-02 06:07:35 · answer #3 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. What you are trying to do is a form of censorship, and you wouldn't want that to be practised on you, now WOULD you?
Edit....The answer to your additional information is NO, of course not. As long as you follow those guidelines you outlined yourself..."your child's teacher is an excellent educator and your child adores them. However, they are of a different religion than you and don't try to hide it. They don't try to force their religion on anyone or teach it to the kids, but they wear a symbol of their religion, and if asked, they tell the truth about what they believe." As long as they make sure to be very clear that there are very many religions in the world and their beliefs are not universally held.
I want my grandsons to LEARN. NO knowledge is forbidden as long as it is handled in a sensitive manner.
2007-09-02 06:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mom and dad attempt to improve their babies interior the suited way they understand how. in the event that they suspect in God then it is going to affix that technique. A disbeliever will improve their babies to disbelieve. Your case is amazingly unhappy. in the beginning, the place have been the individuals in can charge? It became their duty to be certain which you weren't bullied & they actual don't have instructed you which you have been a dreadful sinner & undermining your self assurance. What they have in effect executed is became you faraway from God it truly is a shame truly. only on account which you have had a foul journey with those people, that doesn't advise that God does not exist. The adults you suggested could desire to be people who you direct your undesirable thoughts in the direction of, no longer God. if that they had taught you the truths of the Bible then you might understand that God loves you & does not condemn you. he's a loving God.
2016-10-03 12:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has their own religion. I'm not speaking of the institutionalized religions, which I believe you are speaking of. Such religions are not true religions.
True religion comes from within of the individual.
No, it wouldn't bother me if my child's teacher displayed their institution or even talked about it. Even if she began asking question, which I would encourage, I wouldn’t mind. To have exposure to other beliefs is in actuality healthy. It stimulates us to where we begin thinking about it for ourselves. In the end, as she grows up, she’ll be deciding for herself.
Religion is not about the church label.
2007-09-02 06:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by Happy Days! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldnt bother me at all. If my child came to me and asked me questions about their religion i'd try my best to answer them if I know anything about it and/or encourage my child to ask his/her teacher questions about their religion if they were comfortable enough(of course not with the whole class there).I dont believe we should judge anyone based on their religion bc truth be told there are snakes in the grass in any religion no one is perfect. Truth be told judging the teacher would be against what I believe.
2007-09-02 06:08:58 · answer #7 · answered by Candle Queen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can't and won't speak for others, but I would not be happy if you were teaching my children or grandchildren. I am a Christian and would not want a Buddist or a Moslem or a Hindu, or anybody of a religion that I don't believe in to have any connection with my family. I am sure that you are a lovely person. But I must stand up for my own beliefs as you will yours.
2007-09-02 06:22:42 · answer #8 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Acceptance and tolerance is an important part of education. As long as this teacher is not preaching I see no reason for you to be upset. Children's broad-mindedness is much wider than ours. They will easily accept their teachers religion and move on with the business of learning throughout their school day without giving teacher's religious preference another thought.
2007-09-02 06:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by llselva4 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have no problem with it.
Although, the better choice for that teacher is to NOT talk to the kids about religion. I'm a teacher and when I get asked by my kids what I believe in, what church I go to, etc...I simply respond that I do not discuss religion or politics with my students. They accept that perfectly fine.
2007-09-02 06:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I'd have no problem with it. I am an atheist and I belong to a Unitarian Universalist church which believes in exposing our children to other religions so they can learn about the common things which unite people instead of using religion as something that divides people. Information is not a threat to me and my family. We have taught our child to think, not to blindly believe.
2007-09-02 06:12:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋