Defending Religious Diversity in Public Schools : A Practical Guide for Building Our Democracy and Deepening Our Education

Defending Religious Diversity In Public Schools: A Practical Guide For Building Our Democracy And Deepening Our Education Makes A Powerful Case For Exposing Students To The Multiplicity Of Faiths Practiced In The United States And Around The World, Then Offers A Range Of Practical Solutions For Promoting Religious Understanding And Tolerance In The School Environment.--jacket. The Stakeholders: Recognizing And Respecting Sacred Ground -- The Law: Marking The Sacred On Common Ground -- The Individual: Those Who Live On Sacred Ground -- The Community: Live And Grow Together, Or Survive Apart? -- The Conflict: My Sacred Ground, Not Yours -- The Leaders: Responsibility For Common Life -- Teaching About Religion: Learning About Sacred Grounds -- Religious Bullies: My Way Or No Way -- Conclusion: The Stakeholders' Challenge--putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again. Nathan R. Kollar. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [197]-209) And Index. This volume shows how and why our public schools should prepare to understand and deal with religious diversity in the United States and the world.Defending Religious Diversity in Public Schools: A Practical Guide for Building Our Democracy and Deepening Our Education makes a powerful case for exposing students to the multiplicity of faiths practiced in the United States and around the world—then offers a range of practical solutions for promoting religious understanding and tolerance in the school environment.Nathan Kollar's timely volume centers on the common issues associated with respecting religion in people's lives, including religious identities, the religious rights of students, bullying and other acts of intolerance, and legal perspectives on what should and should not happen in the classroom. It then focuses on the skills teachers, counselors, and administrators need to master to address those issues, including forming an advocacy coalition, listening, cultural analysis, conflict resolution, institutional development, choosing a leader, and keeping up to date with all the latest research developments from both the legal and educational communities.

Defending Religious Diversity in Public Schools: A Practical Guide for Building Our Democracy and Deepening Our Education makes a powerful case for exposing students to the multiplicity of faiths practiced in the United States and around the world—then offers a range of practical solutions for promoting religious understanding and tolerance in the school environment.

Nathan Kollar's timely volume centers on the common issues associated with respecting religion in people's lives, including religious identities, the religious rights of students, bullying and other acts of intolerance, and legal perspectives on what should and should not happen in the classroom. It then focuses on the skills teachers, counselors, and administrators need to master to address those issues, including forming an advocacy coalition, listening, cultural analysis, conflict resolution, institutional development, choosing a leader, and keeping up to date with all the latest research developments from both the legal and educational communities.

Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1. The Stakeholders: Recognizing and Respecting Sacred Ground......Page 20 2. The Law: Marking the Sacred on Common Ground......Page 44 3. The Individual: Those Who Live on Sacred Ground......Page 68 4. The Community: Live and Grow Together, or Survive Apart?......Page 92 5. The Conflict: My Sacred Ground, Not Yours......Page 112 6. The Leaders: Responsibility for Common Life......Page 138 7. Teaching about Religion: Learning about Sacred Grounds......Page 160 8. Religious Bullies: My Way or No Way......Page 182 9. Conclusion: The Stakeholders’ Challenge—Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again......Page 198 Appendix A: Resources......Page 204 Appendix B: Cultural Toolbox: A Cultural Assessment Chart of Our School......Page 212 Notes......Page 216 C......Page 230 L......Page 231 R......Page 232 W......Page 233