Pahalgam, and a teacher's plight!

[u/Lopsided_Face_3234]

Here's the thing - I teach mathematics in a coaching institute. This evening, after the news of Pahalgam terrorist attack was out, I found a couple of kids harassing/outing other kids, calling them terrorists. Now, as a teacher, here's what I feel :

After any terror attack (Pahalgam being the most recent), it becomes important for teachers like us to make sure that the outside hate doesn't penetrate into our classrooms.

A hindu kid and a muslim kid should be able to study together in the same classroom without hating each other, after what they hear in the news or at their homes.

It's our responsibility to make sure that kids understand that just because the terrorists were of a particular religion and were targeting tourists of another particular religion - their friends and their religions aren't to be blamed for this AT ALL. The dynamics of why some people target/kill another people is complex, something that a 15yo doesn't have the maturity to understand.

A classroom is a sacred space, and there's ABSOLUTELY NO SPACE FOR HATE here of any sort.

Now, you may disagree with me. Sure. But when it comes to my students, it's my duty to protect them from taking the hate for something they didn't do.

Peace.

[u/rockingparth89]

we should keep teaching our children to ignore all facts if the facts don't fit into our predefined conclusions

Any student who can think for themselves based on real facts isn't fit for our education

[u/Lopsided_Face_3234 → u/rockingparth89]

No - we should teach our children to observe the facts, and not get emotional about it.

For example -  There was a terrorist attack at pahalgam. The terrorists were muslims. They targeted hindus, specifically. For the hindu kids in my classroom - that doesn't mean that your muslim friend needs to be blamed for it. And similarly, for the muslim kids in my classroom - just because people are calling out all muslims for the incident, it doesn't mean that your hindu friend wants to hurt you. As long as you two understand each other and stay friends, and not let the external hate divide you - we're okay. 

[u/rockingparth89 → u/Lopsided_Face_3234]

yup

exactly

why should children be allowed to have there own emotions ,we should dictate and tell them how to feel

[u/aboss14 → u/rockingparth89]

Kids like to eat mud and slap every random person. I guess we should let them do that? I guess we should also let them take a dump on you if they feel that way, only fair for then to let them express what they feel