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Originally Posted by Skybird
I like the concept. I would like to see it in German schools: mandatory philosophy courses. I would like religion courses being skipped, and their dimension relevant for history being included in - expanded - history courses instead.
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My wife teaches philosophy, ethics, and religion - and the way she teaches it is amazing, if she can teach the kids young enough they want to get a qualification in it rather than just drop it like everyone used to.
When I was at school religious studies was copying verbatim from textbooks about christianity, some jewish stuff, and maybe a lesson on islam. Copy text and maybe colour in a jewish candlestick thing - not the way to learn.
Now my wife gets the naughtiest kids in school wanting to do her lessons, which astounds all the other teachers, and they thrive in them. It's all discussion based, and especially with philosophy the kids organise themselves and everyone partakes.
She even gets the Jehovah's Witnesses to stay in the lessons, with their parents permission. For some reason JWs are allowed to skip these lessons even though everyone else is legally obliged to attend.
She's not religious in any way and I think it's better this way to give a broad spectrum of religions with no bias, and also include atheism/agnostic to the mix.
So, religion should stay on the curriculum, but it just needs to be taught correctly.