Many think that religion should be taught in schools while others think it should be avoided. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

There is a common debate on whether
religion
should be added to schools' curricula or should be avoided.
Although
a religious curriculum may help
students
to understand their homeland's
cultures
, I personally believe that religious education can be unfair to
students
who are atheists and it
also
can be used to spread propaganda if schools and governments are not transparent about
this
topic. On one hand, including
mythology
in the academic curriculum can help
students
to have a deep understanding of their
cultures
. It can be seen that
religion
is one of the most important aspects of numerous
cultures
.
Therefore
, to understand your country's
mythology
is to acknowledge and cherish the beauty of your culture, and admission who graduate from a religious school will be more patriotic and eager to contribute to their home nations.
For example
, Vietnam decided to include
religion
in its primary and secondary education, and a survey conducted in 2019 shows that 74.8% of
students
showed interest in learning about their country's
religion
and said that they were proud of having a beautiful culture.
On the other hand
, religious education can be used by governments to spread propaganda and false information.
This
is because children's way of learning is fundamentally different from adults: they learn what they are told. Because of
this
, admission, especially primary recruitment, are vulnerable to misinformation.
Therefore
, the government can use religious curriculums as a reason to brainwash young generations.
For example
, North Korea used
mythology
as an excuse to spread propaganda,
such
as they are the greatest nation in the world or that famines and diseases in North Korea are caused by the USA, which is far from the truth. For the reasons above, I totally believe that
mythology
should not be included in schools' curriculums. In conclusion, even though teaching myths in academies may have a positive impact on the recruitment of patriotism and understanding of their
cultures
, religious curriculums can be used to brainwash
students
and
therefore
, should not be included.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • religious education
  • multi-faith society
  • values and ethics
  • tolerance
  • diversity
  • religious freedom
  • secular education
  • curriculum
  • worldviews
  • interfaith dialogue
  • religious literacy
  • moral guidance
  • cultural understanding
  • critical thinking
  • respect
  • indoctrination
  • religious beliefs
  • secular state
  • religious extremism
  • academic subject
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