You can teach faith, it just has to be our faith Options

[Spectatrix]

teachers have to be certified to teach certain classes, right? teach religion, but have it done by a certified teacher. fuck the nosy parent and zealot approach

Eh, sort of. I think the requirements differ by school district.

one of the philosophy classes i took as an elective was world religion, great class, forget the prof's name. that's how i could see it being taught in schools (if it's taught at all).

That would be cool and totally acceptable. An acceptable (imo) alternate setup might be to have an extracurricular seminar series with lecturers from different religious/cultural groups.

[Inferia]

Eh, sort of. I think the requirements differ by school district.
That would be cool and totally acceptable. An acceptable (imo) alternate setup might be to have an extracurricular seminar series with lecturers from different religious/cultural groups.

We're still talking about K - 12 here right? What is the protocol about taking an elective based on religion in a K - 12 here? Are there restrictions on that too or can you get away with more stuff since you've elected for this stuff?

[Spectatrix]

We're still talking about K - 12 here right? What is the protocol about taking an elective based on religion in a K - 12 here? Are there restrictions on that too or can you get away with more stuff since you've elected for this stuff?

Yeah, K-12.

Depends on the state/school district, I think. But, for instance, there are some schools in Texas (Midland or Odessa, I think) that have something like Bible history electives. I think as long as they don't cross the line between teaching and preaching, it's all good. This *should* be quite easy given the preponderance of religion-oriented philosophy courses at colleges, but people (parents and teachers both) are dumb sometimes.

This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Jun 10 2008, 12:18 PM

[James]

Newsflash: English classes still teach from the Bible; prayers are still said at school functions - a very fine one was said at the graduation I attended, much better than the one I gave at my own graduation. Whiners can go cry elsewhere, but we won't be hearing any of that down here. Thank you very much.