Those in favour also argue that religion in schools prevents the students from socializing with other peers. However Christian schools encourage students to have more positive peer influences. Students hence socialize with peers who give them a more positive influence. Therefore, this allows students focus on their education,
The Challenge of Secularism After reading Nicole’s story, I think the main difference between those students attending a Catholic school and the students attending a public school is the desire to be educated. The students who attend Catholic schools want to learn more about their religion as well as other religions to get a better understanding of who they are and who they want to be. In addition, they learn about God and Christianity and grow an appreciation for their faith. This point is supported by young people’s spiritual needs. These needs are displayed through their, “continuing interests in morals and ethnic concerns, and questioning concerning the quest for truth and meaning in life,” (21).
According to the New Rightâs beliefs, the role of education is to instil drive, initiative and enterprise. The New Right believe this will come from competition between schools and colleges, motivating teachers to improve standards and providing parents and students with a choice of schools and colleges. The New Right see them as being similar to functionalists and they believe in the freedom of the individual with less central control. They believe in free market principles within education with a desire to reduce public spending, they also believe that education as an important part in the process of socialisation. They believe that education can help socialise children through religious assemblies, the National Curriculum and citizenship lessons.
They gain opinion and personality on what they hear and see. Not knowing any better, a child will naively believe what they are told, certain that it is true because they do not know better; it is part of life to learn that not everything one hears is accurate. Children are freshly exposed to life and must learn the ways of the world through their environment. If a child is told an extraordinary tale that would be seen as absurd in the minds of adults, said child may be willing to believe it despite obvious evidence against it—like Santa Clause. The holly, jolly, red-clad elf is a common story often told to children during the holiday season.
Sexual Promiscuity and Religion Society has long believed that the church has generally functioned as a beacon of light in guiding vulnerable adolescents away from a life of promiscuity, and that it has accomplished this by teaching them good moral values and biblical standards for behavior. Various researchers have sought to examine whether or not the church-and religion on the whole-has indeed made the impact that it thinks it has, and the results have shown that the while the church may be making some positive impact on the life of teenagers, that it may not be sufficient in stemming the tide of teenage sexual promiscuity that is rampant in society today. An article published by the National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy states that “teens who attend services frequently are less likely to have permissive attitudes about sexual intercourse” (Whitehead, 2006, p.3). Whitehead also found that “more frequent attendance is associated with later sexual initiation for white males and for females generally” (p.3). Although this applies to the North American Christian context, there is the possibility that the information is relevant to Caribbean nations as well.
Scientific evidence has shown that families that maintain certain discipline can help mediate the chaos and stress of addiction. This lack of parental attention seems to be more detrimental to girls and boys; hence, the need for family strengthening interventions that encourage parents to be more involved with their children. (Resnik, 1997) By educating parents with proper information, the parents are able to provide protective factors to their children. The goal of family-based prevention programs is to promote positive behaviour development in youth by instilling proper family relational skills and inculcating behaviours that increase parent/child
Religion can also be the reason one chooses to commit a crime, thinking that their choice will bring them reward when they get to the afterlife. Religion is something that is primarily introduced at a very young age. Children are brought to church by their parents, sit through Sunday school and learn very young about right and wrong. The right and wrong becomes part of the morals and values they learn both at Church and at home. This right and wrong is then carried with them into adulthood and becomes the basis for making choices.
Carter believes that their spiritual attachment to their social group is what provided their pathway to terror. "Setting up these divisions based on faith and religion is the starting point for people thinking of themselves as separate and distinct and part of some out-group. "(Professor David Canter) Canter believes that although religion is associated with terrorism, it is the spiritual feeling of belonging that ultimately makes the terrorist. [It seems to me perfectly feasible to have multiple faith schools that recognize and encourage the good things in religion without creating the idea that one way or another
The studies set out to demonstrate how “awful” violence on television is to the human mind, yet there are some who assert that some of the shows with violence have good morals behind them. Television can have a positive role in children’s education and teaching moral values; however it can also have a very negative impact by encouraging violence. “...Media can have positive influences on children’s development” (McLellan 2), by offering educational TV shows that also have important life lessons and themes. These channels that actually encourage non-violence and pose catholic morals to children are those such as: NickJr., DisneyJr., PBSKids, and BabyFirst. One of BabyFirst’s belief is that “electronic media can enrich the connection between parents and their baby and give them new opportunities for exploring and playing together” (About Baby First 1), and also to provide age appropriate shows for babies and toddler; which makes it a positive television influence on children.
I feel that that is a good point, but not a very thorough definition. In my own views responsible parenting includes many things, from not only deciding when to become a parent, but teaching your children strong morals and good behaviors. Many parents bring their children up differently, but the blueprints are similar. There are several ways to generate good morals and behaviors. I would like to discuss some of these methods further as we go forward.