Would you mind if your child’s primary school teacher wore a hijab (a muslim scarf)?
24 January 2010 25 Responses
A Parent asks, Alright, so i’ve grown up here in Australia and i would really love to become a primary school teacher. I wear the hijab, and i was wondering if there are parents out there who actually wouldnt want their child to be taught at school by a teacher who wears one!
I wear just the scarf- not the veil or the burqa.
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I personally wouldn’t as religion is left out of school so it’s not like you would be “converting” anyone.
Honestly, as long as you were not saying anything pertaining to religion, I wouldn’t care. My ex-husband, might. But really, society should be able to accept people having different beliefs. As for you wearing a scarf specifically, I can see no reasonable reason why it should make a difference. People are people are people. Isn’t that what we need to teach our kids?
I am in the US and I know there are a lot of ignorant people here but if you’re a good teacher then I don’t see why it should matter. I wouldn’t have a problem with it.
I wouldn’t mind. It’s important to be who you are, and if your religion includes wearing this item -> so be it! When you teach young children, assuming that’s who you’d want to teach, then maybe by being you, you could influence tolerance. I strongly support any good person who wants to educate our children, and for me that doesn’t involve a dress code.
There is no reason why I would not allow my child/ren to be taught By muslims, as children today are taught by people of many religions, and a better understanding I think helps people to understand others.
If you are talking about the total covering (including the face) then no, there is no reason to have to wear the face covering, as this is optional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab, the covering of the legs and arms I cannot see a problem, Children need to see your face, as this is part of their development. even in Muslim schools women do not wear them, only when adult men are present, (if the women want to).
If you are wearing just the scarf then go for it, I cannot see anything wrong in that in any way
Many countries have banned them (western countries) as they are a huge problem when trying to identify people. I would feel uncomfotable talking to someone who basically wears a mask. we gain a lot of information from looking at faces, (social interaction) If you have a problem, then maybe going to a country that does not have a problem, with your style of dress.
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nope, wouldn’t bother me.
I am a mother of daughter just finishing year 2 and a son about to start prep next year and if one of their teaches had a hijab it really wouldn’t bother me. We are all entitled to our own beliefs and customs and if that is yours so be it, who am I to judge!
Good luck with your teaching degree! I hope you do really well and don’t let the hijab stop you!!
Wouldn’t have a say, if that is your religion we cant do much about it.
My daughter attends a public charter school. There are MANY Muslim school children that attend there. There are about 3-4 Muslim teachers. The hijab, tho- is not worn COVERING thier faces, only their hair. My daughter’s best friend wears a hijab. It was funny, at first when she first started to attend, she called them “sheet girls” (girls who wore sheets.) But I told her to ask one of them what the real name for them was…and now, when I refer to them as “sheet girls”, my daughter quickly and demandingly corrects me with the proper name “hijab.” I live in a neighborhood where there is a strip mall, restaurant, grocery store, taxi cab company, and other Muslim services. (for lack of better words). To be quite honest, when we moved here, I was skeptical about the neighborhood AND her school because of this reason. BUT, it did not take me long to change my mind about it. I learned a little more about Muslim people, and try not to judge. They have a right to be here anymore then anyone else. This is why the USA is called the melting pot.
If you wanted to put people MORE at ease, about your hijab, then tell them what it is, what it is callled, and what it means. Right off the bat, quickly, as soon as school starts for the years. Children esp are more adaptable. The children will go home and tell there parent’s what they have learned, like mine did.Idk know how the situation is where you live, I can only say about me and my neighborhood. I am sure the situation may be a little different here in the USA. One thing that keeps popping into my mind when I have a combative judgment about Muslims is this: Not all Muslims, (or any other race for that matter) do bad things. There are bad people who do bad things in EVERY SINGLE race! And just to be honest here, and just to say that because we are still so sore about the situations between us and you, we use the word “terrorist”. I mean we just cannot get away from it (to be just brutally honest here w/you….for which I am sorry) It is all over the news and media ever day! We are the ones who are keeping the wound open and pouring salt into it. It’s like we do not want to heal. For that I disagree and therefore do not watch the news that often. I would rather learn about things and teach my daughter to learn about thing before making any judgments. Disagreements stem from ignorance and lack of tolerance.
I am sorry for going off on this big lecture on you like this, it was just as imple question you asked, I realize. I just wanted you to know a little about how is is here. Maybe I should have passed this question by…idk. I am sorry anyways…but thank you for listening.
i wouldn’t sry…
I don’t agree with you wearing the hijab as it’s part of your religious background….Isn’t it the same as having the crucifix in the classroom. If one is not tollerated neither is the other for heavens sake!!
I wouldnt mind it at all.
I don’t mind my child being taught by someone who wears a hijab (muslim scarf). After all, the school teacher is teaching my child basic school fundamentals, not a religion, in direct relation to the scarf.
That is why I have no problem with it. If someone were to, in the US, it would mean they are not doing their job, and going against rules with teaching kids about religion. It is the parents job to introduce that to the child.
I would mind. I have to agree with one of the others who answered previously. What is the difference between wearing a scarf signifying ur religion and a christian having a cross hanging in a public school classroom…they’ve taken God out of the public school system period. So with that being said..other religious opinions/symbols should also be taken out. That is just my opinion. However, if it is a private school then it may be tolerated better. I am just talking about public school experience.
I wouldn’t care at all! In fact, I’d probably quite like it. I encourage my son to learn about other religions and cultures. So, I’d be glad about it. Like someone said before me, my ex would be very upset because he’s quite stupid.
Do you wear your hijab at home?
You’re teaching LITTLE KIDS. Get over it. Don’t wear the scarf. The whole idea behind hijab is to keep those lustful stranger-male eyes off your lustrous hair, and keep yourself modestly. But you don’t wear it at home, do you? Your classroom, full of little children, should be your second home.
I think that outward expressions of religiosity are obnoxious, actually. I think a person with genuine faith doesn’t have to prance around in a costume to “prove” to outsiders that they belong to a particular club. I feel the very same way, FWIW, about yarmulkahs or the wearing of giant religious symbols around the neck (or elsewhere), like crosses, cross nails or stars of David.
Whether you realize it or not, it’s attention-seeking behavior, particularly in the context of a room full of little kids.
Leave your religion at the door. Teach Johnny and Junie to READ.
I would mind very much! A child should not be exposed to any religion except the one their family chooses to raise them as. In a Muslim only school it would be fine though
I wouldn’t mind at all.
All the best.
no i wouldn’t care.
It wouldn’t bother me. I would see it as another way for my child to be exposed to more religions/cultures. I want my kids to be well-rounded and aware that there are all types of people in the world. I don’t see why it would be a problem.
I wouldn’t mind at all. Maybe if it was the veil right over your face that would make things a bit more difficult but just the hijab wouldn’t bother me at all. i think it is good for kids to learn that people are all different and dress differently and have different belielfs and cultires etc.
No of course not.
I wouldn’t have a problem with it at all. Just as I don’t have an issue with the Christian teachers wearing a crucifix or the pagan one wearing her pentacle. The children will probably want to know why and as long as you’re upfront with them it should be fine. A teacher shouldn’t be judged by what they wear, only by how good they are at their job. Good luck!
i dont know it all depends
The Hijab i would mind, because it covers the whole face, and sorry but i would care.
Although the burqa which still represents muslim culture, i wouldnt mind.
ALL THE BEST
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