Weekend Rewind | Ethics and faith

I put my hand up this week to train to teach Primary Ethics at school during the Scripture hour. I didn’t even realise Ethics was an option at our school until Cappers bailed on Baha’i and went over to Ethics instead. Once she was in, the note came home saying they were desperate for more Ethics teachers because almost 25% our student body had elected to take it this year and they are set up for only 10%.

I’m pleased Cappers wants to take part in Ethics because I really love the philosophy behind it. It began as an alternative to kids who didn’t want to study religion during the mandatory public school Scripture hour. Turns our there are a lot of kids at our school like that. 25% want to do Ethics and roughly another 15% of students elect to do “non-scripture” (aka as quiet reading in the library).

I think religion has a place in public schools and I’m glad there is time set aside each week for students to come together to study it. My own children are baptized Catholic (just like me), but only my husband identifies as Catholic at this stage. The kids are finding their way and we try to help them experience many different kids of religions in order for them to find what they are looking for. At school they have done Hebrew, Catholicism, Anglican but both Max and Badoo have settled into Baha’i for over a year now.

I think that once you strip the cultural and familial elements of a religion away, it all comes down to whether you are a person of faith or not. I am not a person of faith – I have not felt faith for as long as I’ve consciously considered such things. Max and my husband are definitely people of faith and my daughters I’m not sure about. But one thing I really do believe is that you either are or you’re not a person who feels faith and you know deep in your heart where you stand. There is a sort of recklessness when people try to persuade contrary to someone’s fundamental knowing. I try not to be reckless with my children’s.

I’ll keep you posted on what’s involved with teaching Ethics to young kids. I’m really looking forward to the training and the teaching.

Other things that had me this week:

Reading – On the advice of my friend Shannon, French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billon. I simply love the dictatorial French who really do seem to have it all figured out and are only too pleased to tell us that. It’s a good, sensible read so far. The recipe for Tomatoes Farcies is amaze.
Writing – Screen Freedom. It’s all kinds of fun to write.
Making – Cute and oh-so-handy school folders for Kidspot. And Cappers is so darn cute in the photos!
Wishing – We could go to Europe at the end of the year without having to make lots and lots of sacrifices all year to do it… to be those kind of people. But then, would we love it as much? (And secretly I am loving having a really tight budget.)
Loving – seeing my living room on Sonia Styling and Michaela’s lovely post about capturing memories.
Wondering – what to tell my kids about life as a grown-up.

I love funny, cheery bloggers, don’t you? They are like a little lift in our day. Sam from The Annoyed Thyroid is just like that. She’s been through so much yet she’s still optimistic and bubbly and fun. She’s so lovely that I even forgive her for being a member of the dreaded Thermomix cult. Head on over for a little sunshine.

Happy reading.
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