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Would you send your child
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Would you send your
child to a public school (in the West)? [690 votes total]
Yes, why not? (316)
46%
No way! (275)
40%
I'm not sure (99)
14%
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690 votes were cast.
Six hundred ninety people voted. Interestingly, even though there weren't as many votes as in past polls, there were a lot of comments, indicating this is a subject people have given some thought to. The majority seemed to see nothing wrong with it (perhaps these people have never attended a public grade school in the U.S. or Europe?). 40% said, "No way!" and 14% weren't sure. A number of people indicated that they would like to send their child to an Islamic school, but none was available in their area or it was too expensive. And of course, there were the usual one or two comments telling me my question was foolish (but not explaining why). Some of the comments were not quite clear and so I put them in the "not sure" category (because I was not sure what they were saying).
-Wael Abdelgawad, Editor
These are your comments:
Yes, why not?:
It does not matter where you send your kid.........it matters how you send him! Dec 12th 2000 07:45:44 AM
In my area there are no Muslim schools Dec 11th 2000 12:45:21 PM
Bcoz I have no other alternative... or the other options are way too costly.. I think our community schools should reduce feeses so that, every body can effod it. Hope this message could be conveyed to the responses. Thanks and regards. MRK
In public schools, children learn tolerance and respect for other cultures and religions, which is an important teaching in Islam. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to educate non-muslims about Islam. Dec 9th 2000 11:00:36 PM
There is nothing wrong sending your child to public school. In today's global environment it is neccessary for a child to grow in a society where one can understand all about humanity. It does not mean one should compromise with the traditional values Dec 8th 2000 09:37:53 AM
because some non muslims also have good moruless Dec 3rd 2000 07:25:10 PM
public school here has good reputation Nov 30th 2000 10:04:16 PM
because the English language education helps the person cope with the modern world. Arabic and religion should be taught at home Nov 29th 2000 06:04:09 AM
if the public school in the neighbourhood is good i would definetly send my child to the public school.not all private schools in u.s are good nor are all public school bad.infact there are public schools better than private schools. Nov 27th 2000 04:28:35 PM
Because children should know how to get a long with other children thet's why...
definitley yes, public schools are difintely under no moral supervision, if they are, childen forget especially if there is no one to remind them good from bad or right from wrong. ed. suupport in spirituality make a great difference in a childslife Nov 23rd 2000 04:46:28 PM
of course i would, i don't want to seclude them from today's world like some people are doing - they are stupid Nov 23rd 2000 02:21:32 PM
I went to public school and Now I'm better than many of my friends that went to private schools Nov 21st 2000 02:46:37 PM
they need to know about the society around them, we don't need to be isolated anymore Nov 20th 2000 09:52:46 PM
IT IS NOT THE PLACE WHERE ONE LEARNS BUT THE ONE WHO LEARNS IN THE PLACE. Nov 17th 2000 11:39:43 AM
because we have to increase our ummah Nov 14th 2000 09:50:09 PM
public schools provide more opness to children. All of our family went to public schools and we are all professionals, however this our experience. I think it is the family values that the person carries to school where he reflects them to others kid Nov 14th 2000 05:29:20 PM
As you will never be able to separate your kids completely from the ouside world; home education as well as school life are a better combination for life preparation Nov 11th 2000 07:52:12 PM
I would love to be able to answer "NO Way", but what would be my alternative? Islamic shools? What if my salary is barely sufficient to cover my rent and food? How would I be able to conver the very expensive tuition fees for Islamic schools? Nov 11th 2000 11:53:35 AM
Without faith or belief in Allah, it is difficult to survive anywhere- America, the East, public school, private school. Nov 11th 2000 10:24:16 AM
I suppose as long as the child-teacher-parent relationship can be established properly, the child can go to either private or public schools. If the public school's atmosphere is unsafe for the child, pareents should reconsider. Nov 9th 2000 10:29:08 AM
The schools have credentialed teachers to teach basic skills
that students need to pass college entrance exams. They can assess
&accommodate students with special needs. Nov 6th 2000 09:08:24
PM
Ihave no other choice ,I have been stripped out of my fatherhood
right in this socity. I haVE NO ROLE IN MY CHILD LIFE AND CAN
NOT MAKE ANY DECION FOR CHILD AND HIS FUTURE Nov 5th 2000 08:08:40
PM
nothing will harm him there, he will be a reflection of what he has and he will see by himself the kind of society he will join in future Nov 4th 2000 11:19:01 PM
"To get education one can go china" Nov 4th 2000 04:39:17 AM
yes to public Nov 2nd 2000 03:29:44 PM
you learn where the world is going while you keep your faith and belief firm Oct 31st 2000 08:14:21 AM
I dont understand why shouldn't we send our children to a public school??? Oct 31st 2000 02:27:03 AM
privit is not better Oct 24th 2000 03:52:49 PM
Either way, parents must be involved. Dont be fooled into thinking that just because you send your kids to an Islamic School, you can get away with being bad Islamic role models for your kids... Oct 23rd 2000 11:09:17 AM
It is up to the parents to teach them about islam so that when they are at school you should be able to trust them if you dont allow them to mix with other members of socitey this lays a foundation of mistrust between members of the community we li Oct 23rd 2000 01:05:59 AM
is there really any other choice? there are no good muslim schools where both the arabs and pakistani's are equal. Oct 17th 2000 03:00:56 AM
I would like to my children in private school but it's not easy to find muslem private school then we dicided to send them to public school, but i have to be aware and watching them all the time.inshaAllah it's fine for them even though they go
its not the schools u go to, it's how strong ur Iman & Islamic belief is, i cover myself completely in high school, i've no problems, even if i do i make a point of voicing my opinions. I believe its dawah for teachers & students alike Oct 14th 2000 05:27:42 PM
No
way!:
I would sincerely wish my children be close to Islam rather than anything else,Inshallah. Dec 14th 2000 07:37:58 AM
no muslim content Dec 13th 2000 11:23:33 AM
first of all the American Public School system is not designed to teach non-white children the truth and facts regarding life, just another institution designed by the oppressor to institutionalize the mind by indoctrinating our Muslim children. Dec 12th 2000 08:47:52 PM
'cause I want my child has a more religius science than me so my child must be study at school that has public science and religius Dec 12th 2000 12:09:58 AM
education is important to propagate right religious attitudes ,right from childhood.religion and education go hand in hand Dec 10th 2000 12:46:17 AM
children shoud have islamic educaation Dec 9th 2000 09:26:22 PM
Why live, breath, die with the poison? Dec 9th 2000 06:04:01 PM
not in particular Dec 8th 2000 05:31:19 PM
if I have a choice, i would not send him Nov 29th 2000 07:50:33 AM
Islamic school is much better, you have more control over what your child is doing Nov 22nd 2000 11:58:59 AM
Eduacation for our kids is a must, but obviously single sex schools would be the preferred choice.
The public schools are corrupted with Kufr!!! Why should Muslims send their children to be directly exposed to Kufr, when they get enough just walking down the street living in America!!! Nov 22nd 2000 11:06:16 AM
no way if there secular Nov 17th 2000 07:31:07 PM
ASALAMA ALAIQUM...FROM BROTHER YUSEF AL MEXICANI, SO I SINCERELY ASK THAT WE VIEW THIS ACCORDING TO THE QURAN AND SUNNAH...NOT OPINIONS OF THOSE WITH NO OR LITTLE KNOWLEDGE!!! SO I RECOMEND THAT YOU LISTEN TO HAMZA YUSUF'S "LAMB'S TO THE SLAUGHTER" Nov 15th 2000 08:13:17 PM
it is not that good for our childern right at this momment coz what they will gain bad habet from un muslim student so do not like at all Nov 15th 2000 11:35:31 AM
nikah Is good chocie for young, Maksiah and this bad choice. Nov 15th 2000 04:58:38 AM
ASALAMA ALAIKUM, WE AS BELIEVERS(INSHALLUH)WOULD NOT LIKE OUR CHILDREN BEING TAUGHT UNISLAMIC MORALS AND HABITS. NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE IMMORAL BUT THE MAJORITY AS YOU KNOW ARE.SO,REFLECT ON HOW HAS IT AFFECTED TODAYS MUSLIM YOUTH'S BEHAVIOR(ANIMALISTIC)
asalamu alaikum..with belief and fear of allah you could pretty much handle most situations but if you don't carry these two important things, you wont survive in purifying your soul especially in america! so go back if you did not come to teach islam! Nov 10th 2000 07:18:05 PM
asalamu alaikum rahman tu allahi wa barakatu muslim brothers and sisters... to that question many will look at the question without seeing. today is a time were religion is looked as an enemy. parents dont teach or if they do, don't take heed!!! Nov 10th 2000 07:00:07 PM
If I have money I will send my children to private school because is more secure than public school. Nov 9th 2000 07:36:09 PM
Having been a muslim who grew up in the U.S. and have been in public schools , I can honestly say that it is not a good enviroment. The moe we do the right things the more we will discover our lacking in many respects such as Islamic schools in U.S.A Nov 8th 2000 07:46:09 AM
I don't think a public school would any way teach children to be Muslims. A public school with Islamic studies would be ideal. Nov 7th 2000 12:28:52 PM
Children get exposed to many bad things in public schools and are influenced by the wrong people.
because they make kids think that they better than every one eles but were all the same. Nov 6th 2000 10:27:25 AM
Now days you have to be careful with public schools.Now anything can happen in any school be the chances maybe are not as likely in non public schools Nov 5th 2000 03:43:20 PM
you cant say your children wont do drugs, behave badly, run away, etc just because they go to islamic school. The odds are less though. But in the end, Allah knows best. Nov 5th 2000 10:19:26 AM
inadaquate infrastucture in madrasas for teaching modern technologies along with islamic studies, this leads in problem face modern world for out comer, it will suggested to intoduce academic, professional courses in madrasas Nov 3rd 2000 05:56:06 AM
because my son ran away from home and that would never have happened if he went to an islamic school Nov 2nd 2000 04:37:56 PM
If you are going to home school your kids, make sure you keep them up to date on the news, and get them involved in the community. Oct 31st 2000 08:54:26 AM
the public system turns our girls into feminists and our boys into parent hate mongers
I find that those who come out of normal public schools and there is no religious environment at home have no knoledge about islam where as those who are going to islaic schools though there is no input from parents they know a great deal about islam Oct 29th 2000 11:12:44 AM
It's not an islamic education Oct 29th 2000 09:09:27 AM
Dear all, I think it is important for us to think about the purpose of education and "educating" the young child. One point, the school environments, public or otherwise, provide the exact opposite of good tarbia. Oct 29th 2000 01:07:04 AM
I am a convert (revert) muslimah, who attended public schools in the U.S...I WOULD NEVER send my children to any of the schools I attended (and that is based on how school the environment between 10-23 years ago..in small suburbs. Oct 26th 2000 10:34:11 PM
muslim children should be with muslim children not kufar. Oct 25th 2000 10:49:57 PM
charter schools a new trend in america can teach arabic culture to children arabic language, history, Oct 24th 2000 11:36:07 PM
asalamu alaikum bros. and sis. I am a Mexican born in L.A. Califas. raised in Mixed community of African and mexican people. Gangs, Music, Sex,and T.V. is teaching'em instead of the parents and school is the seed for their self hatred. salaam, yusef Oct 24th 2000 11:35:29 PM
I totally agree that Muslims should not isolate themselves from the community. We should be role models. Yet, kids may not have Islamic Values when they are young, and sending them to a public school, they decide to adopt unislamic values... Oct 23rd 2000 11:02:39 AM
public schools only enforce the society's standards not those of believing people...so if you are only a muslim by name public education will turn out persons with arabic names and lifestyles of the kufr.
Unfortunately Islamic Schools are not very well organized. And most of them only go until the fifth grade or so. Its very important to have Islamic Middle and High Schools. Perhaps even more than Elementary Schools. Oct 21st 2000 09:17:06 PM
as muslims we need to protect our children values and traditions and will only happens if we send them to an islami school. Oct 21st 2000 05:08:07 PM
Not only is the content ill-suited, but the message of free intermingling of sexes being okay is wrong. Oct 21st 2000 01:05:02 AM
8 hours a day in this dajjalic system brainwashing our youth and keeping them ignorant of their din. Islam is not a 50% / 50% din, it is 100%. Many of us grew up in these schools before Islam and know how the system work against and not for us. Oct 20th 2000 04:27:09 PM
if I have the money , I will send my child to private school Oct 19th 2000 01:47:43 PM
Having been to a public school, they are completely filled with Haram and if you do not have Muslims with strong Iman to be in ur company, you could easily be lead astray. Take it from me, I went to high school here...it is not a good thing Oct 18th 2000 09:34:56 AM
No i will not send my child to a non-muslim school, because there can not be a mizaab (balance) for my child in this type of atmosphere. Islamic aimosphere is the atmosphere foe muslim children. Oct 17th 2000 07:04:11 PM
The Muslim community in predominantly non-Muslim countries has a responsibility to establish Muslim schooling for our children. We should make this a priority. Muslim social services on all levels is not only good for the Muslims but dawah too. Oct 17th 2000 05:26:24 PM
I am from a public school and the moral level there is againsts Islamic teaching . No respect for teacher ,elders and community.This is also the places were all the stupid shooting taking place. Oct 17th 2000 03:32:29 AM
(Public schools are) very corrupting Oct 16th 2000 07:11:30 AM
I would also send them to an Islamic School.. Oct 15th 2000 04:24:28 PM
It's near shirk (to send them to a public school). Oct 13th 2000 08:46:47 AM
No way, never. How is a child going to become a good Muslim in that environment? I would teach them at home, or an Islamic school only.
I'm
not sure:
what a foolish question you have asked? Dec 4th 2000 03:59:29 AM
Public school in Islamic country ? Should be clear for voting pls Nov 26th 2000 09:58:56 AM
Higher education is manditory for both sexes in Islam. The girl can get married after puberty if she wants, but her education should not stop. This is Islam. Saying girls should get married and stop education is cultural Nov 9th 2000 02:16:25 PM
it depends i.e if the child is a girl then she isn't going to go to school she is going to get married after she has reached the age of puberty. Nov 8th 2000 02:13:05 PM
This question does not present the alternatives? Oct 29th 2000 01:01:45 AMkhalid Oct
Thanks for the great effort of keeping this website, however, I think people how visit the site are single and thus have no chlidren yet. So, I do not think they would be able to answer the poll with being certain. Thanks Oct 26th 2000 07:36:53 PM
I think its interesting that most of the people who are commenting are saying 'no' but the 'yes' group has a slight majority. I wonder what they have to say? Oct 21st 2000 09:14:50 PM
I would like to say 'No Way', but who know what the future will bring? Depending on the circumstances, I may have to send my children to public school and pray that Allah watch over them. Oct 13th 2000 11:01:01 AM
Thanks everyone for your great input.
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