Diversity (Religion & Language)

​Here are some students giving their perspective on what religion means to them.

​​What is religion?

• an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a God or group of gods

​What is the purpose of religion?

• According to Richard Swinburne's article, Faith and Reason, found on Oxford Scholarship Online..."The purposes of the practice of a religion are to achieve the goals of salvation for oneself and others, and (if there is a God) to render due worship and obedience to God. Different religions have different understandings of salvation and God. "

• ​we should use academic language

• ​when describing the being that different religions worship, you can use the word deity

• deity: a god or goddess

• ​a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods

• ​religion includes a belief system of holy, divine, or sacred objects and beings

• ​almost all religions include a community of believers held together by common practices and ethical codes

Military families are particularly likely to come into contact with a range of languages.

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​https://www.virtuallabschool.org/focused-topics/lang-diversity-mg/lesson-1

• ​Children who learn multiple languages learn to be sensitive to their conversation partners; they make word and language choices based on their knowledge of others. These are sophisticated social decisions that show advanced social skills.

• ​Bilingual children also show stronger executive function skills (attention, flexibility, memory, self-control) than children who learn only one language

• ​Exposure to multiple languages helps children build healthy cultural identities.

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• ​Simultaneous bilinguals learn two or more languages at the same time during the first three years of life. ​

• Sequential bilinguals learn a primary language first and then learn a second language before the age of 3.