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Case: Teaching Religions Chronologically or Based on School Culture?
Your school is on a 50 minute period schedule and you are in the middle of teaching a unit on Southwest Asia in an ethnically diverse school. Your standards include comparing and contrasting the three major religions in this region: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You decide the most logical way to teach religion is chronologically so you start with Judaism on Monday, then Christianity on Tuesday, and then teach Islam on Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon the principal calls you in letting you know that a several of the parents of Muslim children are offended because you you taught Islam last and are assuming that you think it is not as important and/or you have an agenda. What would you tell the parents and how might you teach it differently next year?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would tell the parents that you chose to present the matiarel in chronilogical order and that Islam happens to fall third the the a list of three nothing more. If they are still not happy i would them that the next time this is is taught I can change the order. You could change it next year by taking a vote of the class to see in which order they want to learn about that way, how do the the parent blame you if it was the classes desicsion on which one to do last. |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: I wouldn't change the the way I teach and putting it to a vote would just complicate things. |
Rated On: March 2, 2016 9:55 pm |
Rated By: daPaJa |
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: Vote in the class is a good idea. Nice job. |
Rated On: March 6, 2016 5:20 pm |
Rated By: yNesuL |
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Comments: I do not think this would be effective. |
Rated On: March 6, 2016 9:32 pm |
Rated By: ReTepy |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: I wouldn't ask students or anyone which order should be taught. History is history and should be respected the way it happened. |
Rated On: October 10, 2017 10:26 pm |
Rated By: reLuWe |
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Comments: Using the children as a shield is not very mature. |
Rated On: February 20, 2018 11:16 pm |
Rated By: dymaDa |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: This solution is not the most respectful so I would not follow it. I think it could be better. |
Rated On: February 26, 2018 2:32 am |
Rated By: Samantha Rey |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: I don't think that students should learn about world's religion out of order because this might confuse them. |
Rated On: October 10, 2018 10:05 pm |
Rated By: WyVeTu |
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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The suggested solution is original |
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Comments: I think an explanation is in order; however, I do not think that it requires to change the order in future years as that will not rectify the hurt feelings at the time being. I think in the future you simply need to be upfront about why you are choosing to teach this lesson in this particular order. |
Rated On: October 13, 2018 6:08 pm |
Rated By: aGuraz |
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