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#1 Horsesmad50

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:53 AM

I go to an Integrated School - It's our 30th anniversary this year, and I'm seriously proud to be a part of it. Considering we were the first ever Integrated school in Northrn Ireland, it's a pretty big deal what we're doing, especially after the amount of conflict there has been around Belfast. Things are getting better.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Prince Edward and explaining the importance of Integrated Education, not just in Northern Ireland but all over the globe. I think that Integration is the best way forwards - educating everybody together without focusing on how different the people areound you are. It's important to me to think of everybody equally and stamp out the discrimination one step at a time.

Friends of mine who left the school this year have been shocked at twhat they see in education in their new tech classes or the other schools the've been to. One in particular was completely disgusted to find that the people in his class were picking on a black guy and making racist comments about their lecturer behind his back.

It's understandable that some parents would wish to send their children to schools based on their religion - because in their time things were different - people are now more open minded and I believe that it's crucial that the future generations are educated together and not seperately based on their race or religious beliefs. It makes sense that everybody should be taught that we alre all equal at an earlier age, and that people SHOULD send their kids to Integrated Primary and Secondary Schools.

What are your views on Integrated Schools? Should EVERYBODY be sent to Integrated Schools where they can be taught that everybody is equal?
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 08:58 AM

...I'm not too sure about northern Ireland, but in America EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY accepts blacks and whites. (except maybe Tuskegee?)

Now, we do have boys schools, and girls schools, but there's nothing wrong with that. They still combine for dances and parties and stuff.

In the Public School system, which Means the school is free to attend to you just pay taxes for it, every school in the country is integrated. Racism will never go away, but every school, in my country at least, is integrated.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 09:09 AM

There should be some absolutes within all education; Racism/Sexism/homophobia/anti-Semitism/any sort of discriminatory viewpoints should not exist. And in most cases they do, however one type of discrimination remains a staple of british education; that against atheists.
In my opinion there should be no provate schools first and foremost, i can't think of anything more awful than the concept that because a child's parents are rich they should get a head start in life. Even more though i hate the idea of faith schools, not only because in a lot of areas they reserve badly needed school places for people of s certain religion but because they present a totally biased view of every aspect of education. One example i read from Richard Dawkins was an islamic school that taught its students that salt and fresh water don't mix (because it says it in the Qur'an) when they obviously do. How can a child grow up properly when they are being fed - lets call a stone a stone - Bullshit.
Finland has not private schools or competition in the school system and they have some of the best education results in the world. Governments need to forget about how much this and that will cost (look at the uk academies program which allows the church of england to sponsor state schools) and just set out a basic set of rules fo education, that is it should be secular. Children should be free to believe what they want to without pressure from their parents or their school, it took me 4 years of church of england education to realties that i was an atheist because straight away i was interdicted to the idea of god and given no other concepts till i decided to go to the library for myself.

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Let people do what they want (within reason) behind closed doors but leave religious beliefs at the door when it comes to education.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:23 AM

I think Horses means religion, as one of the problems in Ireland is Catholic/protestant.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:50 AM

I go to a Catholic school and they do accept some other religions. I have a friend in my class who's a Muslim and we get on fine. I like the idea of integrated schools and I really wouldn't mind if I went to one. However in ALL schools, I'm pretty sure there is no racism when applying.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 10:58 AM

My School is all-boys, but to be honest, it's a Grammar School, so I don't think they want us chatting up those gals, and not doing work. =P

Also, congratulations Horsey for meeting Prince Edward. =D

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:00 AM

I go to a Catholic school and they do accept some other religions. I have a friend in my class who's a Muslim and we get on fine. I like the idea of integrated schools and I really wouldn't mind if I went to one. However in ALL schools, I'm pretty sure there is no racism when applying.

Granted most faith schools allow people of other faiths, but there are documented cases of schools giving places to children of a particular religion, which is nothing short of wrong.
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:23 AM

To each his own.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:40 AM

Integrated schools are an important part of teaching acceptance for differences in children, but in many cases are simply not possible, whether for political or regional reasons.

An example would be my own school; we cover quite a large region (Bus trips can be upwards of 45 minutes for some students), yet diversity is limited. Of the 100+ students in my grade, only 4 are African American, and just one is Hispanic. Of course, that by no means paints an accurate picture of American diversity, but as a public school, it's all that's in the area.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:59 AM

I definitely think that all schools should be integrated. I am also strongly against private education.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 12:56 PM

I think we should put differences aside and be intergrate.. Education is just as important to anyone poor or rich.

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Posted 09 June 2012 - 11:05 AM

Yeah, here, it's more about religious issues.
There is a fine line between what is tolerated depending on the area you live in. Most schools are fine with it, but there are still those who are firm believers that Catholics should be educated away from Protestants and vice versa.

I think it's important for everybody to just get along together.
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Posted 10 June 2012 - 12:18 PM

Of course schools should be integrated, but then again I'm not even sure what the arguments against it are lol.

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