It has created much debate in my house regarding the popular topic of schools lately. More and more is being printed arguing the need for segregation and/or identification of different religions in schools. For example: In one school they have openly encouraged religious segregation in order to A) become a more attractive school to the Muslim community of that area, and B) Highlight their desire to embrace differences in religions and the cultural diversity of it.
Well…I say its all a load of arse. The children of Britain, regardless of race, colour or creed, go to school to learn and part of it means learning to get on with each other regardless. But, it seems that the “adults” are the ones who want to highlight the differences in these children and this to my mind will be damaging in the long run.
In my Ivory tower I admit that my kids get very little spiritual guidance from me. Thats not to say I havent a clue, but it was in adult life that I chose not to partake in religion, but again…it doesnt stop me answering their questions as I see fit. On the same note, it doesnt stop them learning about others and how they live blah blah.
However, as much as I accept that we should all just “get along”, I did wonder why the majority of the books my children used to bring home for reading practice were about characters with Asian names. Its all got fluffy and Im not sure we have a clue what we are doing to our kids because of it. I suppose it depends on whether you as a parent draw attention to it? I dont..so maybe my kids are okay? We shall see.