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Religion and holidays

Should I when explaining holidays go into their religious meanings? Or would this make issues with parents?

Posted on: 04/04/22 | Views: 172
Solution #1
Explain from an academic viewpoint, not a religious one. So, for example, you can explain the social or historical significance without going into too much detail about the belief system.
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Solution #2
It depends on your state, district, and school policies regarding religious teachings. As far as I know, you can talk about history but not belief systems. So you can mention that St. Patrick was a real person and he lived in Ireland, but you can't talk about Jesus being born on Christmas.

It really does depend on the certain laws.

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Solution #3
I think it all depends on what your district wants you to do. You could explain the history, but I wouldn't go into religious context unless you are given permission to.

I AGREE!

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Solution #4
Keep it simple. If you have to explain anything just keep it factual. For example Christmas is a major holiday in the United States so we have these days off to celebrate it.
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Solution #5
Do not add your personal beliefs to the explanations. There shouldn't be a problem if you are explaining the meaning behind a holiday, as long as you aren't inserting your own ideas into it.
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Solution #6
I do not think going into religious meanings is wrong or will cause issues if you, as the teacher, make sure to address all religious holidays and their meanings. To be safe, let parents know ahead of time that you will be mentioning this subject in class, so they have the opportunity to provide their input on the subject.

I believe that too!

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Solution #7
I would stray away from the religious aspect of holidays and just go over the history of them instead. This is best in order to not infringe on anyones religon
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Solution #8
I think it depends on the parents perspectives. send them an email just in case.
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Solution #9
I think that you should ABSOLUTELY explain each and every holiday and go into detail about what they mean to what groups and such. You are not pushing anything onto these students in this process, you are simply explaining what they mean and what they matter to people.
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