US Dept of Education urges schools to teach Islam to 'create anti-bias learning environment'
Muslim students, and those perceived to be Muslim, could be bullied, and the government wants teachers to know how to "create an anti-bias learning environment" by focusing specifically on those students and their faith.
Perhaps this photo will help.
'This means incorporating the experiences, perspective and words of Muslim people into the curriculum through social studies and current events instruction, children's literature, in order to learn about different cultures,' the blog reads.
'When you teach about world religions,
Huh?
be sure to include Islam. ... It's also important to be aware that some Muslim students may feel relieved and comfortable discussing these issues in class and others may feel nervous, scared or angry to be talking about a topic so close to home.'"
One of the better core classes I took in college was a survey of world religions. No proselytizing, a true survey: here's what various religions believe, here's why they believe it, here's how it influenced the culture of the people. Quite useful in understanding the world.
If that's what the DoE was proposing I'd be 100% in favor. But it isn't, and so we should be suspicious. |
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-02-14 |