Tyak Reading and Class Discussion

To be completely honest this reading was somewhat difficult for me to read and stay intrigued. Not because I could not understand it, but because the topic of history seems to have never interested me. I understand the saying I have so often heard in every pat history class if your not aware of your history you are bound to repeat it, but I guess apart of me would rather work on today and progress forward rather than wander in the makings of the past. However despite how I feel about the topic, I can not deny that I was surprised to read about where education began in history and where it is today.

I liked our discussion in class, and the questions we helped each other to answer. One thing I would like to comment on which we did not get to discuss in class was the question about whether we could teach morality and values with out religion? I believe it can be taught without religion, however I think one complements the other. I am a christian, and I do not consider my beliefs to be a religion, but of a faith. A faith that this country was actually founded upon, taking principles from the faith and putting them towards helping to shape the nation. So with that said, my point is that yes we can teach it without religion, but I believe morality and values are based upon "religious" beliefs, therefore it should not be disregarded completely.