Education & Religion

I was really interested in our class discussion how we talked about how the Puritans’ beliefs in education and religion still relate to and control our lives today. They used to center their values and lifestyles around education and religion, as do we, but I think we could definitely improve our ways by learning about how the Puritans lived back in the day.

We live in a nation that values education over anything else. Education and religion used to be linked together and were taught hand in hand back in the European times. Children would learn of the bible in school and learn life lessons through being a Christian. Children grew up learning what it meant to be a Christian, so while learning knowledge in subjects like math, science, and English, they also learned how the earth started and where we all came from, stemming children to learn from the bible and live by how God wanted us to live.

As America evolved over the years, we became the most open and accepting country out there. We accept all types of people, no matter their color, beliefs, or motives. It's what makes us amazing America. Because of this, we live in a religiously diverse nation that houses many different people. This has caused our school systems to eliminate God and Christianity since we have to be fair to all religions and citizens. I think it is very sad that things got so out of control that they even tried to take “One nation, under God” out of our pledge of allegience. I wish we could find a way to get back to the times where we could incorporate religion into our education systems. There should be a system developed where all types of religious classes could be offered in elementary school through high school, and every child, no matter their belief, no matter who they worship, could have a place to fit in and learn about their faith.