Should I be worried about my 6 year old coming home with this?

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Nebula360 · 01/04/2025 17:52

He wrote it on the back of an r.e. worksheet.

I just asked him why and he said “because I don’t think there is a god!”

I’m just worried what his teachers would say if they saw it!

Should I be worried about my 6 year old coming home with this?

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SocksPants · 01/04/2025 18:02

Maybe show him some Maradona footage?

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Nebula360 · 01/04/2025 18:02

I think the tear was accidental as it had got creased up in his bag.

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Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 01/04/2025 18:01

I would say that tearing up a cross is unacceptable. As is writing that on a Christian symbol. I have taught Year 1/2, and would expect children of that age to show respect for other people’s beliefs.

thistimelastweek · 01/04/2025 18:01

He's got great handwriting.
And I wouldn't care what the teacher thought

Bobbyelvis4ever · 01/04/2025 17:58

I don’t think I’d be bothered by this, but I know my own mother was when I expressed the same opinion. For what it’s worth, I still believe the same.

Have a conversation with him, understand what prompted him to write it, and help him see that there’s fundamentally nothing wrong with that view, just as there’s nothing wrong with believing there is a god. Presumably RE lessons are teaching about lots of faiths, and that’s a good thing.

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