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What’s your thoughts on the ongoing Teacher spat in Batley ? I notice the teachers unions seem very quiet on this incident. What’s your take as a teacher ?
 
I'll wade in on this one as someone who teaches RS and History. The teacher in question is a braver person than me.
I often push boundaries to get students thinking about a range of issues but always within the code of conduct set by government and the school.
I'm fairly certain that he didn't set out to deliberately antagonise and maybe felt he was broadening the debate. Saying that, you can deliver a lesson on Blasphemy without potentially upsetting 75% of the class. Muslims and Jews are clear that there should be no drawings/ statues/ pictures of God and for Islam, Mohammed. It's also clear as to why. Both believe it is impossible to accurately depict God etc and they argue that you are effectively worshipping the representation if you have them..
'C'est ne pas une pipe'.
Free speech is not an argument either as it doesn't exist up to a point within the profession. The DofE are pretty prescriptive in what we can and can't cover on a whole range of issues/ topics.
No answers from me. A mixture of professional idiocy and fundamentalist religious belief. Not a good combination.
 
Do we know if the teacher followed the DFE guidelines?
I ask because this teacher seems to have been singled out
 
Boris is a killer and a liar and anyone who voted for him or Brexit are thick... sorry Scara ....for a moment I appear to have been possessed by the devil 😁
 
It's a manufactured argument being used by extremists on both sides- of course the protests are ridiculous and the teacher should not be sacked over a single issue such as this. However, and obviously I do not teach RE, he may have gone outside his school policy in which case a reprimand or warning may be appropriate. This though should have been done internally and I feel it has been poorly handled by the headteacher.
 
bfcpete said:
Do we know if the teacher followed the DFE guidelines?
I ask because this teacher seems to have been singled out
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Answered above. Nowhere in the DofE guidelines does it say show pictures of Mohammed in a lesson. The school will also be covered by the RS agreed syllabus for that area. I think he's gone a bit rogue personally.
 
I read once there was a teacher who, whilst running an art class, came across one young girl who was scribbling away and when asked what she was drawing replied 'God.'

The teacher smiled and said 'but no one knows what God looks like', to which the young girl replied, 'well they will as soon as I've finished'.

So, my question is does anyone know what God looks like or indeed what Mohammed looks like?
 
catinstalbans said:
It's a manufactured argument being used by extremists on both sides- of course the protests are ridiculous and the teacher should not be sacked over a single issue such as this. However, and obviously I do not teach RE, he may have gone outside his school policy in which case a reprimand or warning may be appropriate. This though should have been done internally and I feel it has been poorly handled by the headteacher.
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I agree with that. Badly handled by the school.
I think the teacher may well go but I hope not.
 
Curryman said:
I read once there was a teacher who, whilst running an art class, came across one young girl who was scribbling away and when asked what she was drawing replied 'God.'

The teacher smiled and said 'but no one knows what God looks like', to which the young girl replied, 'well they will as soon as I've finished'.

So, my question is does anyone know what God looks like or indeed what Mohammed looks like?
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That’s the whole point, God, Mohammed are meant to be an image that is sacred to you - if you show pictures you define the image and it loses its power.
 
Why is it that when any issue involving Muslims is discussed on here, the same old posters want to drag it down to grooming gangs?
 
Johnno said:
Why is it that when any issue involving Muslims is discussed on here, the same old posters want to drag it down to grooming gangs?
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Simply put, some people are obscessed with race/ certain religions and will blame a whole culture for the terrible actions of a few.

Same as being so obsessed on the left that you would blame Boris for everything.
 
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