The Bible should be taught, but emphatically not as reality. It is fiction, myth, poetry, anything but reality. As such it needs to be taught because it underlies so much of our literature and our culture.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our own culture and how it came to be. The Bible has influenced every part of western culture from our art, music, and history, to our sense of fairness, charity, and business.
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
Since we can't know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.
It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.
Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God.
The Bible is a revelation of the mind and will of God to men. Therein we may learn, what God is.
We should always be learning. However, we must be careful not to set aside our faith in the process, because faith actually enhances our ability to learn.
My view, as one who taught it, is that the whole purpose of a literary education should be to tell people that these things exist. I don't think any teacher should try to 'teach an author,' but rather simply describe what the author has written. And this is what I tried to do.