RME PERSONAL SEARCH

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RMEPERSONAL SEARCH
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KOHLBERG
Making a moral decision is not always as straight
forward as you might think. After the decision
has been made and the action taken we often ask
ourselves why we acted this way in the first
place.
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R
M
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The M or Moral in RME is often
exploratory. WHY? Knowing what is morally
acceptable or unacceptable is very often up for
debate?
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KOHLBERG

• Motivation for moral behaviour
• avoid punishment/trouble
• obeying because it is in your own interest
• doing good to please others
• conforming with the Law of the Land
• utilitarian motivation - greatest good for the
  greatest number
• moral principle - often beyond self-interest

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The exploratory process takes place in many other
areas of RME too! It gives the subject much more
depth and meaning - as no doubt you will see
soon!
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The Phenomenology of Religion
The focus here is on Beliefs about God or
God(s) Celebrations, festivals, ceremonies and
customs Sacred writings, stories and key
figures Sacred places, worship and symbols Moral
values and attitudes
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SUBJECT MATTER IN RME
a variety of different types of questions arise
from the subject matter WHAT do people believe
about God HOW do people worship god WHO is the
central figure in Sikhism WHERE do Muslims go to
pray
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Ideas for Stimulating Lessons
Creation Stories from the various religious
cultural traditions Exploring how human beings
came about through the various religious and
cultural Creation stories as well as scientific
theory Researching the various customs and
celebrations through music, food, clothing,
language, literature Understanding the various
beliefs in order to break down any forms of
prejudice
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Questions that require deeper thought and
sensitive answers
Why was the world created? Why do many people in
the world live in poverty? Why do human beings
hurt one another? Why do we have to die? My
friend believes in a different god than me. Is
this OK?
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PERSONAL SEARCH IN RME

• What real proof do we have that God exists?

Jesus may well have performed miracles but it is
impossible to prove a miracle that happened over
2000 years ago its also impossible to disprove
it
Just because my friend comes from a different
culture or faith does not make him any better or
worse than me we are all searching just in
different ways
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With reference to pupilsTheir Personal
Search is my Personal Searchand vice versa
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Good Personal Search promotes the following aims
in RME

• RME aims to develop an insight into situations
  that pose moral and religious questions, and the
  capacity to respond to these situations in a
  balanced and understanding way.
• RME aims to develop a childs awareness of self
  and others.
• To help pupils to develop their own beliefs,
  attitudes, moral values and practices through a
  process of discovery and critical evaluation.

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Heres something for you to think about

• Teachers beliefs should be subordinated to the
  professional task of deepening their pupils
  insights and understanding, and fostering their
  growth towards moral and spiritual maturity.

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Bulletin 2

• ... Religious Education should therefore always
  be
• concerned to relate the major insights of
  religion to
• the pupils own search for meaning value and
  purpose
• in life. The pupil is not simply learning about
  religion,
• he is learning from it
• Curriculum Guidelines for Religious Education
• Scottish Central Committee on Religious Education
• 1980 Para 1.3

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Bulletin 2

• ...The pupil should be aware of those aspects of
  
• his/her own experience, which figure
  significantly, in
• his/her own personal search for meaning, value
  and
• purpose. These (aspects) may or may not be
  overtly
• religious
• Curriculum Guidelines for Religious Education
• Scottish Central Committee on Religious Education
• 1980 Para 4.9

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• Implicit references to Personal Search
• the importance of religious education is not
  confined to appreciating the historical and
  social role of religion
• (the importance of) the development of the
  person in relation to self-awareness...
• skills that require pupils to think about
  others around them

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• Implicit references to Personal Search
• to develop skills of a moral judgement about
  what is
• considered right and wrong

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PERSONAL SEARCHThree aspects

• The Natural World
• Pupils examine the relationship humankind has
  with the universe. Questions arising might be
• How was the universe created?
• Why was the universe created?
• Is it our responsibility to take care and
  safeguard the planet?

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PERSONAL SEARCHThree aspects

• Relationships and Moral Values
• Concerned with humankinds relationship with each
  other
• Who should I show friendship towards?
• Who should I treat with respect?
• Why do people hurt one another?
• How should we treat animals?

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PERSONAL SEARCHThree aspects

• Ultimate Questions
• Very philosophical in content
• What is heaven like?
• What happens to us when we die?
• Why was I created?
• If God created the universe then who created God?

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TASK 2 PERSONAL SEARCH

• Select a novel, soap opera, play or film which
  explores one or more of the three aspects of
  personal search.
• Identify the issues addressed and comment on how
  the issues are explored and the extent to which
  they are resolved.
• Length approx 300 words
• Due Monday, 22nd November, 2004

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At Level D I was examining the Buddhist idea
that suffering comes about as a result of Greed
or CravingI want to examine this through
Personal SearchFirst of all we established some
factual information about the Buddha
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• Questions requiring detail and thought
• What do you think life was like in the palace for
  young Prince Siddhartha?
• Do you think you would enjoy the kind of life
  that the young prince lead?
• How did Shuddhodana try to guard his son from
  seeing what life was really like outside of the
  palace? Why do you think he did this?
• Why was Siddhartha so upset at what he saw?
• What caused him to leave behind his family and a
  life of luxury?

EXTRACT
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EXTRACT
Can you think of any examples of suffering that
are caused by greed or craving?
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Lets examine this idea in more detail through
the media
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MORE Scots addicts could soon have the chance of
help at the monastery of Thamkrabok inThailand.
EXTRACT

• And the monks claim that help will be better and
  cheaper than anything available here. Part of the
  NHS has given the go-ahead for Thamkrabok to take
  part in clinical trials, along with more
  traditional detox programmes in the UK..
• Campaigner Mike Sarson, of East-West Detox,
  persuaded Berkshire Health Authority to run
  trials including Thamkrabok.
• The plan is to send 40 addicts from across
  Britain to Thailand. Mike said "This treatment
  could be NHS-funded but we need to raise money to
  carry out vital research before this can happen.
  We have sent 20 people over so far and only three
  have relapsed...That's an 85 per cent success
  rate. The success rates of chemical detoxes are
  in single figures.

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At Level C my pupils were covering the Pesach
topic.They were looking at the slavery of the
Israelites by the wicked Pharaoh.This led us to
examine the idea of lack of freedom and the
violation of basic Human Rights
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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Rationale for the topic Myself at Level C in
RME

• Pupils might explore questions such as
• When will I be an adult?
• How can I make the world a better place?
• What happens when I break the rules of the game?
• Why am I unique?
• Is my opinion valuable?
• How can I know the difference between right and
  wrong?

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Read the Introduction to Personal Search in your
Course BookletGo to the 5-14 Document and look
at the Personal Search targets/aspectsIn what
ways will your resource help your children to
explore one or more aspects of Personal Search?