tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post231842317929598430..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: Woo-hooooo!Flintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-1361691366001590652010-10-22T23:25:47.014-07:002010-10-22T23:25:47.014-07:00Xavier: at the local school here, the kids who are...Xavier: at the local school here, the kids who aren't in CRE just catch up on their leftover work. I only thought to ask about it this week, and I'm a bit peeved. I'm going to ask if I can run a Big Science class for the non-God sorts next year: volcanoes, explosions, liquid nitrogen ice cream... all sorts of stuff.<br /><br />Dunno whether they'll let me, nor whether I can shoe-horn it into my weekly time-sheet, but I'll try.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-37484372131442308582010-10-22T01:38:09.582-07:002010-10-22T01:38:09.582-07:00@chazfh: I'm with you on that one, although th...@chazfh: I'm with you on that one, although this isn't the first surprise she has produced: she also really pushed for the gay adoption rights changes there a couple of months ago tooxavierchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987997625063581712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-18826234872704709412010-10-21T23:42:26.866-07:002010-10-21T23:42:26.866-07:00Have to say i was gobsmacked to see that headline,...Have to say i was gobsmacked to see that headline, & was for the first time impressed in the state premier esp as she is as much a Catholic god botherer as the mad monk.<br /><br />Unfortunately I think it's just another of her desperate attempts to stop her Guvmnt being wiped out at the enxt election. But she at least deserves a 'well done' on her report card for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-14679659155149698622010-10-21T17:52:33.248-07:002010-10-21T17:52:33.248-07:00I was also delighted by this news.I thought it wou...I was also delighted by this news.I thought it would have been a bit more of a struggle to get the government to adopt the ethics classes.But I guess Labor are struggling a bit up there. <br /><br />I have just recently moved to Launceston from NSW and have been curious as to the situation down here with RE. It sounds more like it's an opt-in thing rather than opt-out. What do the kids who don't do RE do during that time? <br /><br />All the complaints by the religious groups are very conflicting and irrational (who would've thunk it?!). On the one hand they complain that kids should be doing RE because "morals are covered there" (another topic all together) then also complain that those who do RE will be missing out as the ethics class should be excluding them. And they are right. The solution is to get rid of RE all together. If parents want to indoctrinate their kids they can do it in their own time. If they all do the ethics classes they might bring home some interesting questions for their parents and clergy-people. Anyway, I apologise for the ramble but it's a deep interest of mine. Really love your blog, by the way. I have been reading it for quite some timexavierchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987997625063581712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-44042806956422767932010-10-21T00:17:01.064-07:002010-10-21T00:17:01.064-07:00I'm thinking learning how different religions ...I'm thinking learning how different religions work would be absolutely invaluable for (a) teaching kids about the stuff that underpins other cultures and (b) pointing out the similarities from a cultural evolution perspective - ie the memes and myths that earlier humans came up with to explain the universe and life (and obviously death, as that was one of the first things to have a sense of religious ritual to it).Dr Yobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032085614743539793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-41670948777880878742010-10-20T14:01:01.516-07:002010-10-20T14:01:01.516-07:00Beeso - I missed that one. Wish I'd seen it!Beeso - I missed that one. Wish I'd seen it!Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-40833567914910115562010-10-20T03:38:09.103-07:002010-10-20T03:38:09.103-07:00Yeah... I have to agree I'd prioritise science...Yeah... I have to agree I'd prioritise science, or a language other than English, over Christian theology as a school-time subject. I mean - parents at home don't have the resources to teach science. And they may not speak another language. But if they are themselves religious, you have to suspect they've got the basic knowledge to indoctrinate their children appropriately. And of course, there are churches for the same thing. So -- why do we give up valuable school time?Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-63537806312107442742010-10-20T03:25:11.697-07:002010-10-20T03:25:11.697-07:00The Christian spokesperson was funny on The World ...The Christian spokesperson was funny on The World Today. "This is bad because some children will want to do both and that could cause stress" <br /><br />Oh man are they on the decline.beesohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876219112305527188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-2701448293812997322010-10-19T23:48:31.195-07:002010-10-19T23:48:31.195-07:00Not that I mind them offering ethics, its more tha...Not that I mind them offering ethics, its more that they have time to offer Christian ideology.<br /><br />Now hopefully they can pull those damn sky-pilots out of the schools.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-57653651551995449042010-10-19T23:46:53.032-07:002010-10-19T23:46:53.032-07:00I am always astonished when they attempt to shoeho...I am always astonished when they attempt to shoehorn Christian lessons into our all ready stretched school curricular. Some primary schools showing they "..spend less than 40 minutes a week on science education by teachers with no significant background in science relying on a recitation of facts and minutia rather than exploring concepts and developing children's natural curiosity"... Dr Cathy Foley, president of the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-24652900475027955402010-10-19T23:19:54.531-07:002010-10-19T23:19:54.531-07:00I was quite impressed with the state primary schoo...I was quite impressed with the state primary school my sister's eldest daughter goes to in Sydney. They do something very much like Comparative Religious Education, where they study a different religion each term. Last I remember, she was telling me all about the beliefs of the Baha'i faith.Timmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712963308662425659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-26893985363628428652010-10-19T20:52:49.688-07:002010-10-19T20:52:49.688-07:00I approve of this. At the moment I'm reading ...I approve of this. At the moment I'm reading a book that Jenny gave me, "The Life of Pi" which is about an Indian boy who discovered religion through Hinduism, Christianity AND Muslim beliefs. He holds them dearly and one day when he and his family were out, they were approached by a priest of each of the sects and they ended up in an argument about which religion is right.<br /><br />I laughed a little at the thought of these three guys bickering about it, although the character Pi (ie: Pi = 3.14) was really embarrassed that it broke to his parents in that way.Skarburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438311566093114722noreply@blogger.com