Political Correctness

[Jo/Joe]

It was about pandering alright, if I remember rightly, it was because the teachers were expected to actually soay those words.

 

[bristol_citizen]

It was about pandering alright, if I remember rightly, it was because the teachers were expected to actually soay those words.

Who's expecting them to say these words exactly?

 

[Jo/Joe]

I don't remember tbh.

 

[treelover]

All hail the Swarthy one, the font of all wisdom (and bagels)

 

[JHE]

It was about pandering alright, if I remember rightly, it was because the teachers were expected to actually soay those words.

They would be, I suppose. I mean that's entirely consistent with the decision I read about.

However, it also said that exam candidates would not be penalised for failing to say 'peace be upon him' or write 'pbuh'. Maybe in the schools the Muslim habit is demanded of the teachers (as it is of the examiners), but not (yet) demanded of the pupils.

 

[Jo/Joe]

However, it also said that exam candidates would not be penalised for failing to say 'peace be upon him' or write 'pbuh'.

I can barely believe this is even subject for us to debate.

 

[Jo/Joe]

God, I just looked at the BBC website exam revision section. It confirms what you said. There are 3 ways to refer to mohamed, each affecting your score. In order: mohamed, mohamed (peace be upon him), prophet mohamed (peace be upon him). I am astounded.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The answer to the question "what is the proper way to refer to the Mohammed in the Muslim faith?" is going to be that, yes.

 

[JHE]

God, I just looked at the BBC website exam revision section. It confirms what you said. There are 3 ways to refer to mohamed, each affecting your score. In order: mohamed, mohamed (peace be upon him), prophet mohamed (peace be upon him). I am astounded.

If it affects your mark, I was wrong. I thought it didn't (and I'm sure that's what was reported in the TES).

<goes to have a look at the BBC's RE exam revision pages>

 

[Jo/Joe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/re/god/istest.shtml

Those references are part of model answers, but they appear to contribute to your score.

 

[gentlegreen]

Those references are part of model answers, but they appear to contribute to your score.

Is RE a compulsory subject these days in UK schools ?

Even our welsh baptist teacher in the 70s steered well away from religion in our "MSE" lessons.

 

[Isambard]

What a queer thread.

 

[rednblack]

well it is now anyway...

 

[Isambard]

.....and you think it's big to slip your comments in here do you?

 

[detective-boy]

.....and you think it's big to slip your comments in here do you?

* Considers inappropriate riposte - decides against it in view of thread title! *

 

[Isambard]

Aye, apologies for drunken innaproriate posts, I'd had a couple of stiff ones.
But the whole premise of the thread is utter shite anyway.

 

[Jo/Joe]

It isn't totally, but some people overstate their anti-pc case.