Faith In the System Podcast Episode 2: Confessions of A Sikh High School Educator

Welcome to Episode 2 of Faith In The System

Confessions of A Sikh High School Educator:

Her Thoughts, Her Teaching And Her Turban

In this episode, meet Amrit Kaur Dhaliwal, program coordinator for the secondary school program at Khalsa Community School in Brampton where she has been teaching for over ten years. She loves reading and learning about others; and is passionate about doing equity work in her own community and in solidarity with other marginalized groups in Canada.

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Resources related to episode:

• Ontario curriculum guide to the teaching of Social Sciences:
• ‘Understanding of Self and Others: Students in social sciences and humanities courses are provided with rich opportunities to enhance their self-understanding and understanding of others through an examination of their personal belief systems and also of the foundations and implications of different viewpoints and lived experiences of others.’ http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/ssciences9to122013.pdf

• An Uncommon Road: How Canadian Sikhs struggled out of the fringes and into the mainstream - by Gian Singh Sandhu
• Sikh Faith E-module for the Peel District School Board (Learn about Sikhism and student faith accomodation)
• Visit your local Gurdwara (Sikh house of worship)
• Visit the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada
• Jus Reign: Canadian Sikh comedian youtuber

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Faith In The System Podcast: Teaching World Religions Beyond The Thumbnail Sketch

Teaching World Religions Beyond The Thumbnail Sketch is Episode One of Faith In The System

This episode is a 2 part jam-packed conversation replete with the wonderful experiences and expertise of Dr Susan Douglass of Georgetown University.

What does it mean to teach  to build an understanding of the world around us in a meaningful, authentic way? Can you teach but not preach? What is the role of faith in the public square and why is role play not such a great idea in a World Religions class?

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Part One - 15 minutes
https://soundcloud.com/voiced-radio/episode-one-teaching-without-tokenism-or-evangelising-part-two
Part Two - 39 minutes
https://soundcloud.com/voiced-radio/episode-one-teaching-without-tokenism-or-evangelising-part-two

Resources mentioned in the show

• Ackland Art Museum Five Faiths Project https://ackland.org/five-faiths-project/

• Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs resources on faith traditions https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/resources (browse other resources as well)

• Smithsonian Freer|Sackler -- educational resources https://www.freersackler.si.edu/learn/for-educators/educator-resources/

• Religious Freedom Center in the Newseum Institute  Religious freedom center http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/resources/publications/

• Finding Common Ground resource guide on teaching about religion in public schools (  http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Religion-in-the-Public-School-Curriculum-Questions-and-Answers.pdf )  and links to other primary source material  http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/resources/
• The Art of the Quran exhibition resources https://www.freersackler.si.edu/exhibition/the-art-of-the-quran-educator-resources/

Quotable quotes

'Secular humanism is not a neutral, but rather biased editorial position and should be stated as such'
 'Without stating truth claims in a public school classroom you can attribute statements of truth claims to the teachings, preferably specific teachings, of a given religion'
'If you want to be authentic about what a religion believes, you are using their primary sources and you attribute it to them and their sources, so you create a wall of separation.'

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Faith In The System is a place for educators to have civil convos, gain insight and empathy regarding faith issues in the classroom and around the world.

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