Former Marine banned from daughter’s school after dispute over Islam lesson | Fox News

Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 5 months ago to The Gulch: General
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How can our public school system still find ways to surprise me? A marine vet is banned and the school is teaching kids about Islam. Unreal.
SOURCE URL: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/30/marine-dad-upset-with-assignment-on-islam-banned-from-daughters-high-school/


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  • Posted by Snoogoo 9 years, 5 months ago
    Teaching about what religions teach is one thing, you can't completely understand something historical, like the Reformation, without knowing something about Christianity or the bible. Asking for opinions on it, however, and then saying the "right" answer is "kindness, tolerance, and respect" is just a complete historical inaccuracy and is designed to make the student that disagrees with that Opinion, uncomfortable. In High School, I routinely ticked off my teacher by bringing in primary historical references that contradicted our textbooks to support my arguments. I would encourage all parents and students to do the same. On a test my JR year I wrote a 4 page essay on why the Patriot Act was unconstitutional and a dangerous precedent for the expansion of executive powers for our unit on the constitution. (I was required to write a paragraph) I never got my test back, just an A-. Then the entire class got a lecture on how badly we performed. I got a crappy grade, but I'd rather get a crappy grade than let a teacher school me on something I know is wrong. So in short, I applaud the father in this case, but I hope his daughter brings in the historical proof to point out the historical inaccuracies of the teacher's "lesson" and I hope she is allowed to share it with the class.
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    • Posted by 9 years, 5 months ago
      Great points Snoogoo. I think if this assignment was in the context of world history the school could have pointed out how. It appears from the paper shown they are simply teaching about Islam and not doing a very good job of it. I hope more parents ask questions about this.
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