Aussie schoolkids rapidly figuring out Islam

[Dr William Pierce]

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MORE than half of Victorian schoolchildren view Muslims as terrorists, and two out of five agree that Muslims "are unclean", a survey has revealed.

Just over 50 per cent believe Muslims "behave strangely", while 45 per cent say Australians do not have positive feelings about Muslims.

These are the preliminary findings of the survey, which aims to measure student attitudes towards the Muslim community. The research was conducted in the second half of 2005 and is based on responses from 551 year 10 and 11 students in Vi

ctoria.

Almost half said they had learned "a little" about Muslims and Islam at school, but more than a third said they had learned nothing on these subjects.

When asked if schools should teach more about Muslims, 29 per cent of the te
enagers said no, and 34 per cent said they did not care.

One of the researchers, Abe Ata, of the Australian Catholic University, said the findings showed a need for educators to develop new ways of promoting multiculturalism among children.

"There are very strong signals that there is a chasm between mainstream students and Muslim students," said Dr Ata, a senior fellow at the university's Institute for the Advancement of Research.

"Educationalists and policymakers in education should take proactive steps to help create more racial harmony in the classroom and outside it."

Waleed Aly, a member of the Islamic Council of Victoria, said the results were troubling. "What it demonstrates is th
at M
uslims are being viewed in a way that is really subhuman," he said.

"The only way you can combat this kind of prejudice is on a personal level. It's much harder to hate people when you know someone in that social group."

Phong Nguyen, the chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria
, described the survey's findings as "a wake-up call".

"We cannot assume that our children who grow up in a multicultural setting will automatically be accepting of each other," he said.

"Adults need to do things to make sure that our impressionable young children have a growing, mature understanding of the world and other people."

Learning about other faiths and cultures was just as important to a child's education as studying subjects such as maths or physics, Mr Nguyen said.

The Victorian Government's draft new education laws explicitly permits the teaching of comparative religion in public schools, and enshri
nes valu
es of "openness and tolerance".

However, according to the Australian Education Union, while some schools discussed issues involving Muslims within the curriculum, others are more hesitant to do so.

"Sometimes schools do shy away from such controversial issues because of the sensitivities," said the union's branch president, Mary Bluett. "There's always the thought
that you might fall foul of politicians or parents."

But Andrew Blair, the president of the Victorian Association of State Secondary Principals, said schools had a social responsibility to discuss such sensitive issues with students.

"Just because it's tough, you shouldn't turn your back on it," he said, adding that the task of helping young people learn about other cultures lay not only with schools, but also with parents.

"The lack of understanding and generosity out of these (survey) results is incredibly disappointing," Mr Blair said.


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[Smedley Butler]

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Who was orchestrated bringing them into N.Z. Australia, Canada and the U.S.?


http://www.kevinmacdonald.net/CofCchap7+Ref.pdf

 

[Proud Aussie]

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Fantastic survey results. Good to see that common sense still exists even at a young age.

What interests me is the tub-thumping left analysis of the results.

One of the researchers, Abe Ata, of the Australian Catholic University, said the findings showed a need for educators to develop new ways of promoting multiculturalism among children.

"There are very strong signals that there is a chasm between mainstream students and Muslim students," said Dr Ata, a senior fellow at the university's Institute for the Advancement of Research.

"Educationalists and policymakers in education should take proactive steps to help create more racial harmony in the classroom and outside it."<b

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Waleed Aly, a member of the Islamic Council of Victoria, said the results were troubling. "What it demonstrates is that Muslims are being viewed in a way that is really subhuman," he said.

"The only way you can com
bat this kind of prejudice is on a personal level. It's much harder to hate people when you know someone in that social group."

So its up to the school system (ie Whitey) to educate kids so they are more understanding.

"Subhuman" you said it not me.

A "chasm" between mainstream and muslims, "It's much harder to hate people when you know someone in that social group." Guess what? It is the muslim community that is separatist, forming enclaves in my society.

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n-->Phong Nguyen, the chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, described the survey's findings as "a wake-up call".

"We cannot assume that our children who grow up in a multicultural setting will automatically be accepting of each other," he said.

"Adults need to do things to make sure that our impressionable young children have a growing, mature u
nderstanding of the world and other people."

Learning about other faiths and cultures was just as important to a child's education as studying subjects such as maths or physics, Mr Nguyen said.

The Victorian Government's draft new education laws explicitly permits the teaching of comparative religion in public schools, and enshrines values of "openness and tolerance".

However, according to the Australian Education Union, while some schools discussed issues involving Muslims within the curriculum, others are more hesitant to do so.[/b][/quote]

So its up to the mainstream (whitey) to make their kids more accepting of muslims. Will anyone be honest enough to suggest that muslim behaviour is responsible for them being seen as "subhuman"? Terrorism, stabbings, rapes, flag-burning, "we will never assimilate", embassy burning, women as possessions, intolerance of other religions, desire to "conquer the world" all in the name of islam. Maybe that is why Aussie kids don't think highly of muslims.