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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD
Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
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--- "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
* What Catholics (or other creationists) believe and
> teach in their
> own institutions?
> (Why should we bother, if they do it on their own
> moolah?) Or are we like the
> RSS, deciding what should be the syllabi of
> Madrasas, and laying it down for
> others?
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Dear Frederick,
The RSS is not an elected body representative of the
people and hence it has no jurisdiction in India.
However, the government should definitely be looking
into what is taught in schools.
Isn't it a fact that students who come from madrasas
fair poorly at higher institutes of learning in India,
not to mention in the work-place? Hence, aren't we
doing a dis-service to young children who have no
choice in what their parents choose as their
instruction?
If someone wants to learn classical Islamic
literature, or the trails of Moses and Abraham, or the
medicinal merits of ayurveda, the benefits of yoga
breathing or the joys of stamp collecting, they are
free to do so at their own leisure but school
curriculum should be secular in all respects.
Incase you are going to ask if I will apply the same
standards to Catholic schools (also known as covent
schools), the reason they do well in India is because
their curriculum is secular and they offer an A-grade
education in all respects.
selma
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