The rise of faith schools

And I would have to agree, so it seems do the members of the National Union of Teachers here in the UK.To quote an article in The Independent newspaper; And also; Here is the article in full.I sincerely hope there is such concern around the country, though I do believe kids are apt to find rivalry anywhere, I also think religion can be a divisive influence.I hope the NUT's concerns are taken into account by the government, though i have to admit I laughed when I typed that.So what is this? A win for common sense?PS: A good couple of years lurking here and i finally wrote a post! whoop whoop!This message has been edited by Mr Q. QQQQQ, 04-08-2006 02:34 AM

I'd like to slightly reverse the question posed by ThingsChange.This may be slightly irrelevant to our american participants, with their (somewhat embattled) seperation of church and state.In the UK, at least during my time in high school level education, Religious Studies was a required (or opt out) class. There were two syllabuses, one with a mainly christian focus, and the other covering briefly the major world religions.I guess my question concerns only the latter syllabus.Can a faith-based school teach about other religions than their own in a fair and impartial manner?In my original post in this thread i referenced a news article in which a spokesperson for the Department for Education and Skills is quoted as saying; If such education is not objective, can this rightly be called indoctrination?Is a secular education system best for all concerned?I can easily envision a classroom where the teacher would start a class with "Here is what the Buddhists believe, but they are wrong".