Schools in VA Shutting Down because of Islam Homework Assignment

[highland145]

Curious, was there a Hebrew lesson like the other?

 

[mrjminer]

Should have been shut down.

All fine and good if they were in a WORLD HISTORY Class. The article say it was a World Geography Class.

Religion has nothing to do with Geography.

If it were a World History Class. I could see it.

The article says World Geography Class.
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You don't need a great deal of religion to teach a world history class, either.

Everybody should think of learning about WW2 in history. Remember everything you were told about Jews during the time, and think of what you actually knew about their religion. When you were about to learn about WW2, you probably only knew the following things related to Jews:

1. Judaism is a religion that believes in "God" (and you might not even have learned that much)
2. Hanukah, candelabra, small hat thing, "Star of David" appearance

You probably didn't learn these things at the time you went over WW2 or go over the Judaic religion at all. Why? Because you know everything you need to know in order to understand the subject already. You simply do not need further information, like to read or write detailed religious statements or references.

Similarly, I highly doubt that the first time a kid hears "Islam" is during a World History class, or that it was the first time they were introduced to the idea of "people have different backgrounds and beliefs" -- the latter of which is generally all one needs for comprehension of anything (ie: group "a" didn't like group "b" because group "a" and group "b" have different beliefs/color/contested lands/etc.). The job of a public school is not to introduce a kid to religions of the world beyond the most rudimentary knowledge required for comprehension and, frankly, for all religions on all subjects relevant in a school environment, the amount of religious information required to teach something is extremely minimal.

I can think of no valid argument that could possibly support the assignment, for any religion, in any context.

 

[Victorian Gray]

If it were a World History Class. I could see it.

The article says World Geography Class.
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Human geography is one of the two major branches of geography (versus physical geography) and is often called cultural geography. Human geography is the study of the many cultural aspects found throughout the world and how they relate to the spaces and places where they originate and then travel as people continually move across various areas.

Some of the main cultural phenomena studied in human geography include language, religion, different economic and governmental structures, art, music, and other cultural aspects that explain how and/or why people function as they do in the areas in which they live.

http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/humangeography.htm

 

[Jhhnn]

So you're going to get hung up on a name of a class...

They'll get hung up about anything that energizes their outrage buzzer. It's like a giant vibrating sex toy for their minds.

If we think about it much at all, the self righteous paranoia underlying this incident is telling. "They're teaching my kids Islam!" is pure bullshit. There's a leap of faith into a disconnect from reality right there.

No such thing was intended or actually happened.

Brandolini's law never had a better example.

 

[ivwshane]

They'll get hung up about anything that energizes their outrage buzzer. It's like a giant vibrating sex toy for their minds.

If we think about it much at all, the self righteous paranoia underlying this incident is telling. "They're teaching my kids Islam!" is pure bullshit. There's a leap of faith into a disconnect from reality right there.

No such thing was intended or actually happened.

Brandolini's law never had a better example.

Well to be fair, if their children are as stupid as the parents are then they probably should be concerned since their child will most likely be easily manipulated and brainwashed.

 

[JSt0rm]

Human geography is one of the two major branches of geography (versus physical geography) and is often called cultural geography. Human geography is the study of the many cultural aspects found throughout the world and how they relate to the spaces and places where they originate and then travel as people continually move across various areas.

Some of the main cultural phenomena studied in human geography include language, religion, different economic and governmental structures, art, music, and other cultural aspects that explain how and/or why people function as they do in the areas in which they live.

http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/humangeography.htm

No. We should never teach our kids about mooslims. Thats how the terrorists win.

Americans should be taught that christian is the only right way and all they need to understand about mooslims will be told to them by their commanding officer.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I can't believe the ignorance being posted in this thread (well, I guess I can believe it, it just is ridiculous.)

Been here long?


I mean planet Earth.