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OP - November 08, 2014, 01:01 PM

https://humanism.org.uk/2014/11/07/option-study-humanism-excluded-new-gcse-level-criteria-academics-teachers-parents-call-government-reconsider/

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Academics, teachers, and parents have today condemned the exclusion of study of the non-religious worldview of humanism from new English GCSE and AS and A level criteria published today by the Government. Together with the British Humanist Association (BHA) and the Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC), they have urged the Government to think again.

The draft subject criteria for Religious Studies published for consultation by the Department for Education (DfE) were widely expected to include an optional annex on humanism alongside optional annexes on the six principal religions. This followed the publication of a new curriculum framework for RE last year, endorsed by the Secretary of State for Education, which included non-religious worldviews on an equal footing to each of the principal religions, as well as the issuing of Departmental advice recommending that schools meet the new requirement to promote British values by teaching about ‘beliefs such as… humanism’ as well as religions.

Instead, the draft subject criteria allow for some discussion of non-religious beliefs in general but not the systematic study of humanism. Only annexes on six world religions are included and an annex on humanism produced by the BHA at the request of the DfE was not included.

I would like to propose formally something slightly tangential - a CEMB written curriculum on Islam, summarising the many issues raised here for school children.

Just the fact of doing this and formally presenting it to government would have a huge effect.

Members here are definitely well able to do this and in fact are possibly far better than those who have presented a normative Islam.

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.

A.A. Milne,

"We cannot slaughter each other out of the human impasse"
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Reply #1 - November 08, 2014, 01:45 PM

Humanism isn't a belief system similar to Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.

Humanism is a silly title. We can and do discuss non-religious ideas and responses to issues such as the origins of the universe, suffering and morality without the over-generalised labelling that has so plagued the 'religion'.

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Women must write modestly and all men must lower their case.

http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?425649-Have-some-Hayaa-%28modesty-shame%29-people!
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Reply #2 - November 08, 2014, 02:01 PM

Quote from: moi on November 08, 2014, 01:01 PM
https://humanism.org.uk/2014/11/07/option-study-humanism-excluded-new-gcse-level-criteria-academics-teachers-parents-call-government-reconsider/

I would like to propose formally something slightly tangential - a CEMB written curriculum on Islam, summarising the many issues raised here for school children.

Just the fact of doing this and formally presenting it to government would have a huge effect.

Members here are definitely well able to do this and in fact are possibly far better than those who have presented a normative Islam.

I urge people to consider this. I think it's a good idea.
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Reply #3 - November 08, 2014, 02:19 PM

Wait a minute. Do you guys actually know what children are taught about Islam at Key Stage 3 or GCSE level?

As a RE teacher there is no need for CEMB to get invovled at all.

Non-religious thinking is already covered. Philosophy and Ethics A-Level looks in to both sides of the argument. This looks a silly divergence that is not needed.

Bring in, however, critical thinking.

No free mixing of the sexes is permitted on these forums or via PM or the various chat groups that are operating.

Women must write modestly and all men must lower their case.

http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?425649-Have-some-Hayaa-%28modesty-shame%29-people!
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