Every native child is born with a gene or virus of racism, therefore, no law could change the attitudes of racism towards those who are different. Racism is deeply rooted in British society. Self-confidence and self-esteem, therefore, majority of them leave schools with low grades. The result is that Muslim children are unable to develop Christians oppose Muslim schools in western countries yet buildīritish schooling and the British society is the home of institutional This clrearly shows the blatant hypocrisy, double standards and racism. Given for the building of a Catholic school and no protests from the In Sydney, Muslims were refused to build a Muslim school,īecause of a protest by the residents. Which people generally really mean "be more like me". This notion of "integration", actually means "assimilation", by Have the right to educate their children in an environment that suits theirĬulture. Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. According to a number of studies, a child will not learn a second language if his first language is ignored.īilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Bilingual teachers are needed to teach English to such children along with their mother tongue. State schools with monolingual teachers are not capable to teach English to bilingual Muslim children. Setting up Muslim school is a defensive response. Failing to meet this need could result in feeling resentment among a group who already feel excluded. There is a belief among ethnic minority parens that the British schoolingĭoes not adequatly address their cultural needs. Muslim schools are working to try to create a bridge between communities. The demand for Muslim schools comes from parents who want their children a safe environment with an Islamic ethos.Parents see Muslim schools where children can develop their Islamic Identity where they won't feel stigmatised for being Muslims and they can feel confident about their faith. Considering the subject matter I should have felt passionate about this book, instead I ended up feeling a little indifferent and depressed. I struggled to finish and on finishing did not feel particularly moved or enlightened. The language is very formal and descriptive in a way that puts me in mind of classic literature such as that of Jane Austin or the Bronte’s.ĭespite all of this, the word that comes to mind regarding this book is one I rarely use – boring. Something that also stood out for me was that not only is the book set in 1855, it feels as if it was written during that time also. Running through the whole story is also a love story. This is reflected in the book which is heavily laden with the scientific language and beliefs of that time: Phrenology, Craniology, the first inklings of Darwin’s theory of evolution. The period that the book is set in witnessed the explosion of scientific thought and of the study of mankind.
The aim of the experiment is shown to be whether the white child will show its superiority by more advanced development as one scientist believes or by destroying the other child as the other scientist predicts. The objective is not to prove that the white race is superior as this is assumed by all involved.
Two infants, one white one black are left with a mute nurse on a deserted island with instructions that no love or affection must be shown towards them and nothing is to be taught to them. The novel is the story of an experiment by two eminent European scientists of the 1800’s to determine how racial superiority asserts itself. I suppose it worked in getting my interest though. I thought both the title and the cover were a little lacking in subtlety and my first thought was that this might be the case with the book. I know we are often told that we should not judge a book by its cover, although often we are right to, but this one caught my attention immediately.
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