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| PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE ISLAMIC School |
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| Moe |
| 06/18/01 at 15:26:03 |
| PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE ISLAMIC School by Marwa Elhassa Many people question the advantages and disadvantages of private schools over public schools. In my own life, having attended both types of schools, I have personally observed the discrepancy between public and private education. That gap which one misses out in public school, especially in the Middle and High school years, makes a huge impact on students, whereas an Islamic private school fills this gap. Students my age automatically assume that it is an awful thing to be in private school. "It's like prison," they say, "and everyone is isolated from the rest of the world." In my opinion, this is a wrong conception. Students my age in public schools tend to adapt to kids their age, especially because of peer pressure. I don't blame them. They want to fit in, but as Muslims fitting in with the crowd means we will have to compromise our unique culture and way of life or at least how our attitudes are presented. Muslim adolescents experience tough times living in American society and possess, like all other adolescents, a desire to becoming like those around them. I have been attending Razi Islamic School in Queens, NY for the past 5 years and previously attended public school. I loved public school because everyone was free, but looking back now, I realize that, at least partially, I wasn't free because I wanted to become like the students surrounding me and by doing that it would initially lead me to violate the Islamic regulations. In addition, my parents did not want to take the chance for me to remain in public school and lose my Islamic identity, therefore they sent me to Razi School. I can relate to everyone at this school, and as a young Muslim girl, I don't have to hesitate before speaking up about Islam. Razi School is a very clean social environment and I urge all Muslim youths reading this to not only appreciate that you are Muslims but, most importantly, do not forget who you are and how you should behave as a Muslim. If you get the opportunity to attend a private Islamic school, I highly recommend that you avail yourself of this opportunity. -------- Marwa Elhassa is in the 11the grade and attends Razi Islamic School in Queens, NY. She can be reached at Roobee17@aol.com |
| Re: PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE ISLAMIC School |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 06/20/01 at 01:23:04 |
| gosh i remem when i was a kiddie n had to give my speech about the benefits of being in a muslim school etc over a pub school.. ;) |
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| se7en |
| 06/24/01 at 19:04:08 |
| as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllah, Hmm... one thing I've learned from myna over the years is that attending an Islamic school doesn't automatically make someone a good Muslim. I remember being totally and completely shocked by one sister's experience with Islamic school.. she told me about how the school that she attended was all female, and even required everyone to wear jilbab... but as soon as school was over, the girls took off their jilbabs and wore their tight jeans and their pagers etc and waited for the *brothers* from the islamic school on the other side of town to cruise around... :o that's just a part of the story though... some other people that I've met that have attended Islamic schools are seriously *proof* that raising your children in an Islamic environment will produce amazingly dedicated, sincere, hard working and Allah fearing people... br Naeem Muhammad is an example of this, he's someone who went to Islamic school and attended MYNA all his life and is probably one of the most dedicated muslim youth workers out there today (don't tell him I said that ;)) so I think it depends on having a love for Islam and a passion for it... and definitely an Islamic school helps nurture that... *but* if you don't instill that in your child, then even being in an all-Muslim environment will not stop them from doing haram or moving away from Islam.. Also, despite all the horror stories I hear about Muslim youth, I think that that no matter how messed up Muslim kids are, they will never be as messed up as non-Muslims kids... I also hear all the time about how Islamic schools don't grant students the same opportunities academically as do public schools... what I'm sayin is, if it comes down to granting your child the opportunity to take some AP courses at the expense of their EMAN, at the expense of their true happiness in this life and in akhira, what's your priority gonna be? You know? so I rest my case :) for Islamic schools? aye. :) waAllahu 'alam, just some thoughts.. wasalaamu alaykum. |
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| PacificBreeze |
| 06/25/01 at 18:03:51 |
| sure a muslim school doesn't mean much unless if the enviro, teachers, stus, curriculum etc..if everyone makes an emphasis on islamic principles etc...n the child's family n the own child's interest...etc.. sometimes a muslim school isn't any better as you've described...but then on the other hand, it IS there for those who'd like to take advantage of it. :) and atleast, their peers for the most part would be muslims..with atleast SOME sort of muslim bkgd or knowledge insha'allah. n for those who haven't ever had much of a muslim bkgd, learn something new :) |
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