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What Type of School do you Go to?
GodNifty:
--- Quote from: DrDusk on December 15, 2019, 09:41:07 pm ---I actually attended a Christian school from year 7 to 9 and I agree the teachers were really kind and accepting of me as an Atheist/Agnostic.
However the students were really unkind :\. Not hating on Christians, all of the Christians I met after have been amazing and kind =) but basically anyone who was colored, i.e. not 'white' experienced a LOT of 'racism' at that school. There weren't many of us I think only 2 or 3. I certainly experienced heaps of it and it ties into the fact of why I had no friends until my senior years of high school until I changed schools where people were really accepting. I'll be honest though the things they said to me really had no effect at all because I honestly did not care at all lol. I tolerated their bullying/racism for 3 years without ever getting hurt imao, and I think that's what they hated even more...
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I thought Christian schools were strict with the entry of their students? I've never been to one but I do know the Christian schools in my area need an interview and also a letter from someone in the church you and the parents go to on a regular basis. Unless you switched faith during your junior years of high school? Sorry, I've never heard of an athiest/agnostic going to a Christian school before.
DrDusk:
--- Quote from: GodNifty on December 15, 2019, 09:53:12 pm ---I thought Christian schools were strict with the entry of their students? I've never been to one but I do know the Christian schools in my area need an interview and also a letter from someone in the church you and the parents go to on a regular basis. Unless you switched faith during your junior years of high school? Sorry, I've never heard of an athiest/agnostic going to a Christian school before.
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Really? never heard of that. I was always an Atheist and I was able to attend the school. Maybe some are different? I didn't lie either and tell them I am Christian when I wasn't.
Snow Leopard:
--- Quote from: DrDusk on December 15, 2019, 09:41:07 pm ---I actually attended a Christian school from year 7 to 9 and I agree the teachers were really kind and accepting of me as an Atheist/Agnostic.
However the students were really unkind :\. Not hating on Christians, all of the Christians I met after have been amazing and kind =) but basically anyone who was colored, i.e. not 'white' experienced a LOT of 'racism' at that school. There weren't many of us I think only 2 or 3. I certainly experienced heaps of it and it ties into the fact of why I had no friends until my senior years of high school until I changed schools where people were really accepting.
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Yeah, racism is definitely real tbh in Catholic schools. Although majority of the time people say that "it's a joke" etc, I still think that people shouldn't bully others whether it be because of their race or any other reason as it can be quite hurtful to some people.
--- Quote from: GodNifty on December 15, 2019, 09:53:12 pm ---I thought Christian schools were strict with the entry of their students? I've never been to one but I do know the Christian schools in my area need an interview and also a letter from someone in the church you and the parents go to on a regular basis. Unless you switched faith during your junior years of high school? Sorry, I've never heard of an athiest/agnostic going to a Christian school before.
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At my school, there are definitely people who aren't Catholic and are allowed to enrol. This might differ with other Catholic schools, but I've never heard of this happening
GodNifty:
--- Quote from: Snow Leopard on December 15, 2019, 10:00:10 pm ---At my school, there are definitely people who aren't Catholic and are allowed to enrol. This might differ with other Catholic schools, but I've never heard of this happening
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I believe catholic schools are more secular friendly. I went to a catholic primary school from prep-yr6 and I was majority of the time agnostic. Christian schools, from what I gathered from my small time going to a Christian church in year 9, believe in creationism, whereas catholics are more open, hence non-catholics are able to enter more easily.
angewina_naguen:
I went to a government primary school and a partially selective government high school, in which I did one subject through distance education in Years 11 and 12 :)
--- Quote from: Aaron on December 08, 2019, 11:03:39 pm ---Went to a government school as a student, now teach in a government school.
I've been tempted to switch to independent but have managed to resist so far purely because my intention to teach was to deliver high quality teaching to all regardless of socioeconomics but being on the other side, you see a lot of things and understand why the public system is in the shit. I grew up in a single parent household and with not much at all so I truly value the idea of public education.
Maybe i'll switch one day once I decide it's time for a change. Who knows.
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I think this is an interesting point! Everyone I know personally who is in teaching (my aunty, my boyfriend's mum and my cousin) are all in private and Catholic schools (with two of them transferring from government schools) and they've said they all wouldn't go back to the public system. That being said, I have the same philosophy with teaching since I also came from the public system and believe that we need passionate teachers to combat the other factors that may challenge student success. I also had really strong teachers in my senior years and we still keep in contact (and they often just let me chill in the staffrooms when I'm not at uni or work) so from an education perspective, there are definitely hidden gems in the government system and while I may change my mind after doing prac or going out into the workforce, this is the belief I will hold firmly on.
I also found that being in a partially selective school and doing distance education shaped a lot of my understanding of educational advantages and disadvantages. The competitive environment I faced from Years 7-10 did push me to an extent to perform well but eventually I had a teacher who really showed me the value of education beyond superficial things like marks and ranks and I started to want to do my best because learning was a joy with him. That joy I felt was what sustained me through distance education which I won't go in depth with here but I did write an entry about it in my HSC journal if you're willing to hear me speel about it :)
Interested to hear more about everyone's school experiences ;D
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