Their ball, their rules. Don’t like it? Go somewhere else.
I have a pub. I don't want black people in it. Don't like it, go somewhere else. My ball, my rules.
if discrimination is wrong why do those who preach against it discriminate against those who do?
... because as you just said, it's wrong? Logic not your strong point?
Not sure about the 50% rule. The policy at our local one is 220 specified religion, 40 other religion, 10 other.
Why is it that church schools are better. This thread comes up a lot so it clearly isnt just one or two. Is it just that they are the only schools available or is it that given a choice the 'church' schools are often the better ones
Why is it that church schools are better.
They keep the riff raff out.
Why is it that church schools are better.
The Mitty is strong in this one.
They are only partly funded, and for the third time of asking they educate ‘at least’ 50% non-churchgoing christians
That's alright then.
As an aside.
I went to a secular school. It was shit. I spent 4 out of the 6 years hating most of it - despite having good friends and a minority of teachers who were truly excellent. It seemed to be about survival - not education.
My wife went to an RC girls school. It was good. She enjoyed it, thinks of it fondly and has no negative memories of it at all. They were encouraged to believe in themselves and to do their best.
I’d take the religious education if it meant I could have had enjoyed my school days properly...
I don’t believe in discriminatory admissions policies though!
They were encouraged to believe in themselves and to do their best.
Thanks was mostly the case at my secular comp. And my Catholic sixth form...
I’d take the religious education if it meant I could have had enjoyed my school days properly…
Or maybe we could just get education right. The research question would be how did religion make one better than the other, would your secular school have been better if it had more funding and better teachers
Or maybe we could just get education right. The research question would be how did religion make one better than the other, would your secular school have been better if it had more funding and better teachers
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. I didn’t mean the religious aspect made it better - just that I would have liked a more positive experience - as my wife did have.
My school would have been better with a real leader, who shaped a positive overall culture from the top. This rather than it existing in small, isolated pools, created by specific teachers. Some of those teachers - I can’t speak highly enough of.