Nowadays education is considered to be one of the most important rights for any human to have. With the current events surrounding extremist groups such as Daesh and Al Qaeda, it is not at all surprising that debates have been sparked surrounding the emergence of Religious, Moral and Philosophical Education (RMPS). Some of these debates surround the content of RMPS curriculums, and the influence which religion has over them.
According to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, Scottish schools must provide RMPS for all students until the end of the senior phase (S4-S6). In England and Wales, it is also compulsory for Religious Education to be taught, however there are differences in the areas studied. In England, for example, whilst the curriculum …show more content…
Their reasons for this belief include the fact that Religious Education encourages pupils to learn from different religions and worldviews while exploring their own beliefs and questions of meaning, as well as challenging pupils to reflect on issues of truth, belief, faith and ethics and to communicate their response. This shows that religion should not influence entirely what is taught in Religious Education because it limits a child’s worldview and restrains them from making moral decisions based on a wide range of knowledge. Doing so would not be useful as it would be better for children to have an understanding of many religions so as to widen their views of the …show more content…
Whilst there are no explicit references to this on the internet, in Islam education and knowledge are highly endorsed. A large part of the Islam tradition is that they should pursue as much knowledge as they can. According to a post about Islamic views about education, science and technology, “Education is a right for all individuals and the required moral duty of every capable Muslim. All able, intelligent and skilled individuals in an Islamic society are required to educate themselves not only in the basics of their religion but in necessary worldly affairs.” They are encouraged by the Qur’an to seek knowledge of the universe which surrounds them, and it is believed that if a Muslim truly has a desire to become more knowledgeable, it will have a positive effect on their faith. This shows that religion should not entirely influence what is taught in Religious Education because even for those of a certain faith, learning about other worldviews can have a positive impact on their faith. It is not useful for RMPS to be influenced entirely by one worldview because it can have a negative impact by weakening the amount of knowledge the children could have had about the
According to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, Scottish schools must provide RMPS for all students until the end of the senior phase (S4-S6). In England and Wales, it is also compulsory for Religious Education to be taught, however there are differences in the areas studied. In England, for example, whilst the curriculum …show more content…
Their reasons for this belief include the fact that Religious Education encourages pupils to learn from different religions and worldviews while exploring their own beliefs and questions of meaning, as well as challenging pupils to reflect on issues of truth, belief, faith and ethics and to communicate their response. This shows that religion should not influence entirely what is taught in Religious Education because it limits a child’s worldview and restrains them from making moral decisions based on a wide range of knowledge. Doing so would not be useful as it would be better for children to have an understanding of many religions so as to widen their views of the …show more content…
Whilst there are no explicit references to this on the internet, in Islam education and knowledge are highly endorsed. A large part of the Islam tradition is that they should pursue as much knowledge as they can. According to a post about Islamic views about education, science and technology, “Education is a right for all individuals and the required moral duty of every capable Muslim. All able, intelligent and skilled individuals in an Islamic society are required to educate themselves not only in the basics of their religion but in necessary worldly affairs.” They are encouraged by the Qur’an to seek knowledge of the universe which surrounds them, and it is believed that if a Muslim truly has a desire to become more knowledgeable, it will have a positive effect on their faith. This shows that religion should not entirely influence what is taught in Religious Education because even for those of a certain faith, learning about other worldviews can have a positive impact on their faith. It is not useful for RMPS to be influenced entirely by one worldview because it can have a negative impact by weakening the amount of knowledge the children could have had about the