What was taught or allowed in your school?

Question

Atheist will say that creationism and school prayer is being crammed down our kids throats. Theist complain that evolution and the favortism of school prayer is being crammed down our kids throats. So how was it when you went to school? Junior and high school experiences only.

I am in my 30s (yep I am old) and creationism was never taught in any of my public classes. Evolution yes. In biology class (loved it and got an A) in high school, not once was religion mentioned, the same was true for my chemistry class. As far as school prayer, we didn't have that. We had a 30 second moment of silence. Whatever you did with that moment was up to you. For the holidays like Christmas carols while in choir.

correction:

Favortism against school prayer

Thanks for the replies, by the way.

Answer 1

My middle school teacher crammed 3 months worth of Muslim culture down our throats where girls were required to wear sheets and boys a washcloth on their heads tied with string. While less than two weeks on the Christian culture. one week on Buddhism, Hinduism, and other eastern religions.

My friend got in trouble for praying before lunch everyday, she was Catholic.

I was taught evolution in high school.

Answer 2

I'm 39 and when I was in school we learned about other religions in our World Cultures class because much of culture is influenced by religion. In one of our science classes we had a debate on creation vs evolution/big bang theory. We had a moment of silence in the morning but no school sanctioned prayer. During graduation there was a christian prayer to start the ceremony and I believe our school athletics involved a short prayer before their events.

Answer 3

I'm older than you by about 50%. We didn't learn creationism in public school or have school prayer, but we did have a very christian them to Christmas celebrations and concerts.

The problem is not so much the past, but any continuing attempts to teach creationism or ID as an alternate scientific theory.

Answer 4

The only thing "crammed down our throats" was getting enough credits to graduate. Some may have felt our Chemistry teacher who also taught organic chemistry was cramming Avogadro's number or the father of organic chemistry down our throat, but I tell you this... we never forgot it.

Other than that, we were given the "party line" on everything including history, cultural studies etc. I learned REAL history and cultural things on my OWN. Even health class was a joke. I had to teach the teacher, who was teaching about ectopic pregnancies incorrectly, what it really was. (That was part of the curse of having a parent in the medical realm and me helping her study it all). Beyond that it was the party line fed to us as if it were all "innocent". We said the pledge, I remained silent, etc.

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Answer 5

It was pretty much the same then for me as it is now. Prayer is fine in school, just on your own time, in a non disruptive manner and it cannot be sanctioned by the school.
Evolution was taught in science as both fact and theory, as it is the only scientific explanation for the diversity of life. ID/Creationism was not discussed during class, as it has nothing to do with science.

Answer 6

My primary school practised daily prayer and even had the local vicar come to speak to us once a week. No surprise really, it was a Church of England school. Still government funded, but this is the UK, rules are different here (no official seperation of church and state).

Obviously it didn't have a damaging effect upon me though. I turned out to be a pretty sound minded guy who doesn't believe that kinda crap :)

Answer 7

I went to a relgious school so of course I had it. LOL I don't remember evolution one way or the other taught in school, but as both of my parents are college educated adults, I was more then aware of it. I remember my father and I getting into a spirited debate when I was "born again". I chuckle when I look back now.
The only "god" mentioned in my daughters life is in the pledge to Texas, the US and the girl scout promise. But I just alter it a little is all. When she asks me "Which god" I tell her it's what ever god she wants it to be.

Answer 8

I graduated extreme college in '05 and grew to become into specially taught evolution, yet there grew to become right into a point out of Creationism as a differing standpoint. extra interest grew to become into spent on evolution, yet back, Creationism grew to become into taught fairly. I did somewhat study for you. i'm no longer likely to stick the whole article, yet i will placed up the link down below. right this is an exerpt from rulings in California: In August 2008 choose Otero ruled in prefer of faculty of California in affiliation of Christian faculties international v. Roman Stearns agreeing with the college's place that varied non secular books on U.S. historic previous and technological know-how, from A Beka Books and Bob Jones college Press, should not be used for a school-preparatory instructions.[eleven] The case grew to become into filed in spring 2006 by using affiliation of Christian faculties international against the college of California claiming non secular discrimination over the rejection of 5 classes as college preparatory coaching.[12] On August 8, 2008, choose Otero entered precis judgment against plaintiff ACSI, upholding the college of California's standards.[thirteen] The college discovered the books "did no longer motivate severe thinking skills and did no longer conceal 'important subjects, subject concerns and aspects'" and have been as a effect, ill-suitable to arranged pupils for college.[14]

Answer 9

I am in my late 20's and we only learned evolution in our public school. I had already learned the alternative theory in church. I think in order for a student to have a good hold on this material both theories need to be taught.

Answer 10

I'm 24 now. When I was in the 9th grade, my teacher attempted to do a lesson on evolution. Several students boo-ed her until she gave up. We also had a moment of silence, when everyone attempted to complete last night's homework.