Golding cartoon. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/backlash-as-god-forced-into-schools-20110326-1cb7c.html
Anyone brought up in Catholicism with a sense of humor must be amused by Golding's cartoon in the Age newspaper (on-line) this morning, complementing Michael Bachelard's article Backlash as God Forced into Schools. The cartoon - an ironic play on the pleasures and perils of non-conformity, depicts Tim (sounds like Jim - James was the name of Christ's brother) with a bewildered look on his face and arms outstretched on the cross, like Christ crucified, comments on the fact that if children (via their parents) opt out of Christian education classes taught in primary schools they are not allowed to do other school work.
Regular instruction may not be timetabled while students from the class are attending SRI (Education Department letter), basically means that the Department doesn't want children attending the half hour SRI class to miss out on vital schoolwork, however, those not attending SRI's do miss out on schoolwork and are actively engaged in pencil sharpening or playing computer games.
Excuse me for using a Hansonism but Please Explain!
Golding reveals a sense of the 'sacrificial' for those children not attending special religious education, since not only are they missing out on regular schoolwork, but are made to feel like outsiders, outcasts amongst those who have been included in the fold. The fact that this moment of sacrifice is approved by the Education Department reveals that it obviously doesn't take religious education seriously, since its equivalence is play. As far as I am concerned both religion and play involve imagination and maybe Tim on the see-saw above is simply perusing the playground in an attempt to find the elusive God particle! (See: Steve's post yesterday).
Regular instruction may not be timetabled while students from the class are attending SRI (Education Department letter), basically means that the Department doesn't want children attending the half hour SRI class to miss out on vital schoolwork, however, those not attending SRI's do miss out on schoolwork and are actively engaged in pencil sharpening or playing computer games.
Excuse me for using a Hansonism but Please Explain!
Golding reveals a sense of the 'sacrificial' for those children not attending special religious education, since not only are they missing out on regular schoolwork, but are made to feel like outsiders, outcasts amongst those who have been included in the fold. The fact that this moment of sacrifice is approved by the Education Department reveals that it obviously doesn't take religious education seriously, since its equivalence is play. As far as I am concerned both religion and play involve imagination and maybe Tim on the see-saw above is simply perusing the playground in an attempt to find the elusive God particle! (See: Steve's post yesterday).
-just a comment on the new white-on-black format - it's very hard to read. The blog is very interesting and thought-provoking, and it would be great if it could return to the user-friendly black-on-white format.
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Anonymous: Sorry that you find new blog format difficult to read, but it appears to reflect my inner sense of being - I love the drama of the black and I spent some time this morning changing it from what I thought was the some-what boring former format. I'll certainly consider your request.
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