English assignment part 2 - paragraph 1

Publication profile:

-summary/Integrating sources (different from paraphrasing)


Paragraph 1 - the summary

1. Who (author) - in which publication - title
2. situation - development 
3. Major players and their roles in the development 

1. MELINDA D. ANDERSON -The Atlantic - "The Misplaced Fear of Religion in Classrooms" 
2. fear of religions in the class room leads to religiously illiterate students and this inspires the Writer of the book who is interviewed in the article. 
3. major players:
1. (In the Issue)
• Parents: Some parents feared that if their children learned about another religion, they might fall out of love with their own faith.
• Public school System vs Educators: Yet educators frequently counter that a public-school curriculum is incomplete without religious literacy, which the American public sorely lacks. According to a 2010 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey, in a country of many faiths and beliefs, there is a stunning absence of knowledge of the world’s religions. And where better to discuss a thorny topic like religion, some say, than in a public-school classroom; they note that discomfort is a natural and essential part of the learning process.
2. (In the Article)
• Mrs. Anderson - the article author- interviewer
• Linda K. Wertheimer - Book author - being interviewed

In the article "The Misplaced Fear of Religion in Classrooms" by Melinda D. Anderson the issue of religion in the public school system is brought forward. The fear of discussing religions in public schools has started to have unsavory repercussions; students are coming out of school religiously illiterate. Many parents are against having religions taught in school because they don't want their children to lose interest in their own religion and convert to a different one. However educators have pointed out that without religious literacy the school curriculum isn't really fulfilling the students and preparing them to go on in life. This issue is what inspired Linda K. Wertheimer to write her book "Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance", which is whom the article focuses on. Mrs. Anderson goes on to ask detailed questions to Mrs. Wertheimer about the issue at hand.