July 28, 2009

School and Religion

Posted in Education tagged , , , , at 3:55 pm by Arlanjio

The idea that injecting religion into schools would somehow undermine education, particularly science education, is ludicrous. All we need is to look at a few facts. Take myself for example, I studied in Hong Kong up until the equivalent of the ninth grade.

Hong Kong boasts an education system consistently ranked among the top in science and mathematics [1]. Most schools there are religious, subsidized by the government. Most religious schools are run by either Catholic or Protestant organizations. A few are operated directly by the government [7].

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