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

While

many people believe that the act of including or incorporating

religion

into the school curriculum is essential, others feel that

students

should be taught only academic

subjects

at

schools

. In my opinion, the inclusion of

religion

in school

subjects

should be excluded.

On the other hand

, there are some proponents who are supporting teaching

religion

in

schools

. The main reason for

this

is that

students

can acquire good manners, behaviours and disciplines from

religion

. In Myanmar,

for instance

, some government

schools

set some religious classes for children to be trained for the purpose of enhancing good character.

Secondly

, some parents are getting busy with their businesses, and there is no time for them to teach their kids about rituals,

religion

and cultures.

Therefore

, they prefer

schools

that have a special class of

religion

.

For example

, some Christian

schools

have both academic and religious

subjects

for the

students

to be learned. In spite of the above arguments, I hold the view that the government should not allow

schools

to establish religious classes and courses. In the first place, there are a variety of

religions

in a nation, and it will conflict with

students

who have diverse backgrounds and

religions

.

For example

, in the USA, there are various

religions

and diverse societies, and the US government allow only separate

schools

or institutes for

religions

.

In addition

,

Students

should focus only on academic

subjects

at

schools

to have high marks in order to get university entrance or to succeed in their careers. In conclusion,

although

both arguments have their own merits, I believe that teaching and training sessions on religious affairs at

schools

should be avoided because they can create unnecessary conflicts between

students

, and riots, and

students

can do full concentration on academic lessons. Given

this

situation, it is recommended that states should enforce proper guidelines for

schools

and institutes to exclude religious activities and lessons.