tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post4707294820378954227..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: Yesterday's schoolsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-35082104693514892172009-01-15T08:27:00.000+13:002009-01-15T08:27:00.000+13:00Wonder why? Sounds like a rhetorical question, but...<I> Wonder why? </I><BR/><BR/>Sounds like a rhetorical question, but I genuinely have no idea. 'Indoctrination' has worked all over the world for centuries, why would this approach now produce agnostics?StephenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717556420960471541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-25992459674442797322009-01-14T19:46:00.000+13:002009-01-14T19:46:00.000+13:00I wonder if John Key can still afford to throw mor...I wonder if John Key can still afford to throw more money at the privates too?<BR/><BR/>This is all BAD BAD news - although I have heard that attempts to indoctrinate the teens in religion in Catholic schools is breeding a generation of agnostics. Wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-87891827270530834822009-01-14T12:24:00.000+13:002009-01-14T12:24:00.000+13:00The legal closure of primary schools for periods o...The legal closure of primary schools for periods of religious instruction is a legal fiction. It was introduced, at the behest of religious Enthusiasts, in order to circumvent the Education Act.<BR/><BR/>Far from protecting secular education, the Bible in Schools programme is based on a presumption that children need instruction in the Christian faith, which must be provided in Primary Schools. It should go, as should all forms of religious indoctrination in public schools. The guidelines should not be necessary: non-religious and non-Christian students should not be regarded as outsiders in the first place.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-51107232358186779002009-01-14T11:56:00.000+13:002009-01-14T11:56:00.000+13:00StephenR: except Libertarians.As for the substanti...StephenR: except Libertarians.<BR/><BR/>As for the substantive point, the problem is that while there is a longstanding legislative framework for state primary schools (education must be "entirely of a secular character", the school has to legally close for religious lessons, and students can opt out - a framework which protects secular education while providing for the freedom of and from religion of students), for historical reasons there are no controls on secondary schools. Hence the need for guidelines.Idiot/Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993069909613708957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-9989980596112658532009-01-14T10:03:00.000+13:002009-01-14T10:03:00.000+13:00Teaching kids to share is social engineering, but ...Teaching kids to share is social engineering, but no one complains about that...StephenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717556420960471541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-41741686830581547602009-01-12T17:29:00.000+13:002009-01-12T17:29:00.000+13:00No surprise really - schools are all about social ...No surprise really - schools are all about social engineering, not education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com